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I think largely it depends on the mood youâre in and the audience you share it with.
Itâs best when you can totally free your mind (perhaps when youâre physically exhausted) and just not care about anything. Other times you can find the same routine not that funny at all. Or worse, you talk something up then watch it with someone and stress over whether they are enjoying it.
We had a âlocalâ Irish guy who was popular in the 90âs and my uni mates and I loved him. I went with a much younger colleague perhaps 20 yrs later and it was obviously not the same. I guess I was trying to recapture the good times. I did like one simple joke the guy had where he would explain how he liked trying to find the âfunny spotâ on stages when he travelled. Then he would just tip toe around the floor and look up at the audience for reactions. It was all done with facial expressions; âhere?â, shake of the head and continue Vs âah hah!â, then push down with his toe as he looked up with a grin. It was so effective, particularly when he would return to the spot during the show.
I like pranks. Particularly scaring colleagues or family. Many moons ago the (similarly childish) lead drafter and I would frequently stay late to complete a project I was PM on. It was a large open plan office that was really dark. Lost count of the times we would commando crawl to grab the others ankles under the desk or wait outside the toilet doors. Perhaps it was a stress release. My kids enjoy pranking me back. Their mom hated it.
Regardless of taste, everyone needs to have a really good, uncontrollable laugh every now and then. you know how if you get really, really exhausted, very small things become ridiculously funny? I love that state.
I agree with a really good, uncontrollable laugh. The last time I got that was watching the "zebra" episode of RAKE, Season 5, which was like a month ago. I want another really good laugh!
maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
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disclaimer: PhD not MD