When the joke doesn't land
When the joke doesn't land
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I often blank stare people who randomly spit out annoying jokes or tell me unsolicited life stories so I can relate well to this couple.
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Well, I think we've identified our early favorite for "Most Congenial Lemming"...
Psst... It's you. You're that person.
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I often blank stare people because I forget to turn my face on.
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The older I get and the more I see of the world the harder it is to flip that switch.
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Retail job?
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Nobody bats 1.000. You might catch people on an off day and get a fizzle instead of a bang but they'll forget about it long before you do. Getting a good one to land makes up for it though, people will remember and re-tell them for years if you're lucky. The world ought to be funnier than it is.
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Tell jokes for yourself. Norm MacDonald style.
Fuck everyone else.
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Sorry to say, I don’t get it.
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The original comment wasn't meant to include the person in the picture
This person replied in a way that made it sound like it did (the "joke")
The other people were not amused by this playful rupture of social barriers
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Double down:
Go get your own, sit back next to them.
“I suppose you don’t want a bite of this one instead?”
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Here's the tip: say it like you don't give any fucks what they think. The trick is to not give a fuck, which is the hard part. Once you've got that down, then you can deadpan the most absurd shit into comedy.
Here's my follow up tip: to learn how to not give a fuck, first you need to give way too many fucks. Start throwing yourself into the fire and Jeb Bush yourself until you develop Melodram Patheticism. After you adopt "please clap" as your motto, you will become too powerful to ignore.
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If you wanna double down in the worst way possible say, "somebody's grumpy this morning!"
Generally I find the best thing to do is to sort of snicker at your own joke to make it clear it was just a little joke then don't say anything else if they didn't react well.
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Keep poking and prodding ..... not with the same people tho
Eventually over time, you'll find people who share the same sense of humor as you.
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"Fine, does anybody else want to share their scone with me? Apparently these people aren't in a sharing mood?"
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Ever seen a comedian tell a joke that gets no reaction? What do they do? They just soldier on and tell another joke. Sometimes they recover. Sometimes their entire set bombs.
The point is that even the best comedians haven't figured this out yet.
So if you like telling strangers jokes, then don't despair when one doesn't land.
Even the best comedians will do sets in little comedy clubs or at backroom open mics while they're writing material for their next tour to see what works. Failure is, after all, the first step to success.
I'd leave the people at the next table in the cafe alone though. They're no there for some random guys inner monologue.
Also, the same joke can get the audience rolling or completely bomb depending on the audience and everything leading up to the joke. Even the best comedians at the height of their careers bomb sometimes.
well that's why they say "read the room". That is also a skill you need to hone.
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lanesjokes will eventually fix it.