What do you think is funny?

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Today when I read the word ( that Cornflake wrote) in the thread: "in one word how do you feel right now", and he wrote "flugelhorn". This totally cracked me up.

While I admit some of the crass stuff does make me laugh, I really prefer more innocent fare, because there's no shame attached. For example, I'd pick something like "Animaniacs" over "South Park" or "The Simpsons" every time. In my opinion, most of what passes for "comedy" these days has become too sickening, relying on nervous shock instead of creativity. I don't recall the last sitcom I watched regularly; it's been over ten years for sure.

How some people like being the age and gender that they are, yet I'm mannish and I'm in no hurry to grow up.

It all depends on my mood. Sometimes I like the more crass and potty humor types. Other times I prefer a wasp, dry wit. I enjoy the full spectrum of humor. For some reason the word cheese is incredibly funny to me right now. That and frisky (think Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn from the Out of Towners).

I don't know... I just see things that my mind makes it's own connections on and start cracking up. It's usually very hard for me to explain my level of amusement that induced laughter to someone nearby.

another click and clack joke-

A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named "Amal." The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him "Juan." Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his mom. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Amal. Her husband responds, "But honey, they're twins-if you've seen Juan, you've seen Amal."

I get it but does it matter anything for the joke that they were adopted into different countries and have such names? Is it some subtext, a dirty one or anything?

Aaaah, THIS I thought there must be some catch with those names, otherwise why wouldn't those be like Jimmy and Johnny or something like that, lol.

I think it's like that in every language's humor. But I can't give any example like this in Polish. Btw, what's wrong with the name Percy? I every here and now see a wimpy or just in this or that way negative character named like this - is it a name having some negative connotations in English speaking countries or something? Like Percy the mommy's boy in Pratchett's book from the Discworld series and another mommy's boy in The Long Walk by S. King of this name and Percy from Harry Potter, Percy the evil guy from The Green Mile and so on.

I just read about doctor James Fallon who investigated brain scans of people from his family - he specializes in psychopathy - and when he saw one showing signs of this neurological condition, he instantly checked on whose the scan was - it turned out it was his own one

How I post things about London every now and than and than I'll read it and say to myself, "A typical CockneyRebel post."

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