Jokes

My older sister was exceptionally hilarious. So much so, it made me want to be funny at an age when most girls' goals involved barbie dolls and science fair projects. I still wanted to win the science fair, but I was more concerned with being funny.

During this time, I went through a period wherein my scholastic book orders mainly consisted of fruit scented erasers and joke books. I read these books like they were novels but I never laughed out loud. Eventually, I expanded my repertoire to Bearstein bears and Beverly Clearly but the joke books were a mainstay. In hindsight, I personally would never tell a straight up joke, leading me to believe that jokes and joke books are relics from simpler times.

When I was a teenager I hung out at Waterbury park. One summer night, this guy swith a stupid nickname said something funny -- which was rare. Even more rare, it was really funny. Once he realized his success, he went across the park to the older kids and told same joke.

He had a wonky eye and wasn't considered cool. Judging by his sad walk back over to the younger kids, he failed somewhere along the line, i,e, timing, devliery. Jokes are usually better first time around. The older kids were dicks anyway, and probably wouldn't have laughed regardless.

This was the first time, I realized being funny is an important thing people strive for. In conversations as an adult, I feel as though people are attempting humor 90% of the time.

Most of my good friends are really funny. I hope when I die, they roast me.