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The humourous approach...

Sunday, 1 February 2009

Foppotee - a simple minded person. eg. I am a foppotee for believing that there were lots of jobs out there! (There aren't)... Fortunately I learnt (and possibly saved!) a new word from savethwords.org so perhaps there is a future for me in linguistics!

The old fashioned readers digests have struck again! I found a great article about using humour to solve problems...

1. Solution for apologising to the boss for chronic tardiness (arriving at 9:35am): "How do you do? I'm . I'm applying for a job I understand became available just 35 mins ago. Does the early bird get the worm?"...

2. Solution for apologising over the phone: "Person to person call for I.A.pologise"... (best delivered by the operator)

3. Solution for dropping a turkey on the floor in front of a room full of guests: "Don't worry , just pick him up, take him back to the kitchen and bring in the other one".

4. Solution for crossing a picket line: "How very nice of you all to turn out to see me! Thank-you! Shall we all go in?"

In new years resolution related news I have just finished reading 'The Social Entrepreneur'... Fantastic book... Very inspiring. I envisage following the Bromley by Bows model in Heidelberg West but that's a story for another day...

Labels: humour, social entrepreneur

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Call me ug...

Tuesday, 6 January 2009

As you probably already know, I'm definitely not what you would call 'a people person'... My social skills are about as well developed as Australia's climate change policies, I'm way too serious, work too much and am never ever funny (intentionally anyway!). I feel a bit 'grey' sometimes, almost like a weak cup of tea which really is unpalatable... While I recently discovered that my lack of social graces could be due to being a few rungs down on the evolutionary ladder (I have neanderthal genes - type O blood, fair skinned, freckled and gingerish hair describes me very well!), I feel that this is causing problems with the people around me. This was well illustrated when a certain someone, MUM, abandoned me in mordialloc today because of my lack lustre personality (amongst other things).

When I finally made it back to civilisation I decided that it was time to work out how to be funny and 'good company' in person rather than a presence from afar (which is very easy with an internet connection). I think this nicely feeds into my 'art of conversation' resolution as well as learning to make more friends! Apparently there is a formula to being funny and it involves a series of steps:

• Chilling out: You have to be relaxed to find humour in a $200 speeding fine or a very large bruise!
• Be Pop Culture Savvy: Looks like I need to start watching tv again!
• Find a Style: This sounds like the hard part! If I had a style I wouldn't be in this trouble in the first place...
• Have a joke pool: Hmm... this is a good idea... All I need to do is memorise a very large number of jokes for different situations and I'll be covered! Taking a leaf out of my brother's book - anytime anyone burps I just need to say "Just as good the second time?"... I will have to find a way to get over the distasteful images this brings to mind though and the obvious crassness (see, there I go again, no wonder I'm not funny!)
• Look funny: Apparently eccentric behaviour, weird clothes and funny props all help in the fight against boredom... Perhaps it's time for me to get a mohawk, a talking parrot and a monacle!

At the end of all that, I guess being funny is about showing people you care enough to ensure they enjoy themselves... So I've scoured the internet for my first joke to use, courtesy of Jokes Abyss. The next time someone asks me for a lift I'm going to say "Sure, you look great, the world's your oyster, go for it." (groan?) Okay, well I would really appreciate directions to a QUALITY joke pool!

Labels: humour

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