Can anything be funny, or are some things
off limits?
I think
funny is off limits only when it becomes personal and turns sarcastic and
hurtful. I have been in and exposed to
many situations where the person making the snide comments claimed to be “just
kidding,” but it involved a personal situation between the two parties, and the
“joke” was really more criticism and sarcasm than it was “funny” for anyone
involved or for the innocent bystanders. Here’s the deal, if the jokes you are
making cause the person they are a target of to tear up, it’s probably not
funny. Others may laugh only because
they are nervous and are trying to play it off, but in the end, it won’t win
any lifelong companions to keep that kind of joking going.
Examples of
off-limits funny might be somebody’s looks (unless it is your own as the
comedian), family members when you’re not part of the family (unless it’s mama
jokes that are traded among the group and are so ridiculous that they couldn’t
be really referring to anyone’s mama anyway), and other people’s spouses or
significant others. I’m sure they are others, but that’s what comes to mind
right away…what do you think?
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