THE 100 MOST POINTLESS ARGUMENTS IN THE WORLD.
ARE WOMEN FUNNY?
This is one of the
simplest arguments in the book, and the actual answer need not detain us. Women
are definitely funny.
But I’ve included ‘Are
Women Funny?’ because it is a very useful debate. It is one of those simple
tests of whether you’re going to like someone or not.
Say you have just
started working at a new office. You are finding your way, getting to know
everyone. There is guy who works in marketing and he’s kind of cute (he needs a
haircut, but that’s easily fixed) and you’re starting to wonder if you should
accidentally bump into him as he makes his morning cup of tea.
You then overhear him
telling Gail from HR that ‘women aren’t funny’. Hooray! He’s an idiot! You
never have to think about him again. Now, I bet that new temp with glasses knows
that women are funny.
I have always been
surrounded by funny women. Brought up by a family of them, dated them, employed
them, been employed by them. I’m now the father of one of them too. I’m sure
most of you are the same. Some of you might even be funny women.
So, if you think women
aren’t funny I have bad news for you. They really are.
If women are never
funny when you’re in the room, then it is almost certainly because, for some
unexplained reason, funny women feel uncomfortable around you.
Which is why you’re at
your desk talking about triathlons to Dave, while that new temp with glasses is
laughing his head off with Sally in Pizza Express
Haha, brilliant. Of course woman are funny. Caitlin Moran is one of the funniest people in the world.
ReplyDeleteThere are obviously funny women out there, to write off half the people on the planet as not funny is an ignorant opinion. With regards to funny women on TV and especially panel shows there does seem to be a lack of them. I think one of the reasons for this is that on panel shows there is often that male camaraderie vibe where the men bounce off each other and have 'banter' based on insulting or putting each other down in humorous ways which works really well but women may find themselves uncomfortable in these situations as they may not be used to them. Men live their lives insulting each other for humour and women in general don't do this because they are too busy discussing make up or the latest celebrity fitness DVD. It is not uncommon for men to refer to their mates as 'wankers' or 'twats' etc and this is actually a term of endearment which from the very little studying of females that I have conducted does not exist in female culture unless when they all visit the toilet together the insults and banter begin, but I suspect conversation is mainly based around make up and men. This is pure speculation from me because my study of female toilet conversation was sadly cut short because they didn't like the cameras. It must be difficult for women to be funny in such male dominated situations such as panel shows but some do it really well and can flourish. Katherine Ryan is incredibly funny and often outdoes the men on the panel shows so fair play to her we need more people like her. I'm sick of the Jo brand style humour where the material is purely being a woman or being fat. Good job on 8 out of 10 cats, I particularly enjoy the episodes where you get a stupid person on as bait. There is a lot of humour in taking the piss out of someone and them not realising. but ye I think the point I am trying to make is kill all women. I mean try and dig out some more funny ones like Katherine and the TV will be more entertaining and help me forget that life is pointless for 23 minutes. (finally managed to get a pointless joke in in the last sentance, Get in!)
ReplyDelete@jask Dempsey: did you seriously just advocate killing all women?!
ReplyDelete"I think the point I am trying to make is kill all women"?!
And your post started so well...
Did I write that, must have been one of those freudian slip things.. but written down, the subconscious mind ay. I in no way advocate killing all women, i think the world would quite possibly start to resemble one huge pub and anyway who would take the job of our mothers? Who are your favourite female comics, i quite like sarah silverman, that 'fucking matt daemon' video is hilarious. do you get to choose who to book for the panel shows that you produce?
DeleteDid Freud ever wear a slip? I am not convinced, but it is an interesting debating point.
DeleteDidnt realise who i was replying to, ignore the last question. the other one stands
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