The topic for this week’s 2 on 1 Friday blog post is from Shackman who actually suggested “You can tell how smart people are by what they laugh at. What makes you laugh?” Since, I flatter myself that I am not among the smart set, I can get away with shortening the title to just “What Makes You Laugh?” I hope that after reading my post, Shackman will realise how smart I am or not. Please do go over to his blog to see what he has to say about the topic.
I am one of those characters who can find humour in the most unexpected situations and burst into laughter. What may be serious to others often appears to be comic to me. Perhaps it is my puckish sense of humour that is responsible but, this trait has landed me in some very embarrassing situations.
Having shared that, let me address the question. The things that make me laugh are;
Comic strips in the daily newspapers. Particularly, Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes, Dennis the Menace, Dilbert and often, single illustration cartoons by Sunil Agarwal & Ajit Ninan. A sample of one from the last, but with a different partner.
Pompous politicians.
Dogs and cats in real life as well as in stories.
Jokes that come to me through Facebook and WhatsApp.
Old movies with Charlie Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy etc.
Here are two representative samples that combines two of my choices.
Another type of humour that can make me laugh out loud is that where an unexpected twist takes place in the conversation. Like this one.
