I think you must just have retarded cats. Ours are never half so bothersome, or half so amusing. :)
Regarding humour, it's known to be a fickle beast. Some people just don't "get" mainstream humour (Lord knows there are any number of high-grossing 'comedies' out there that I think the world could do without). Personal preferences account for a lot more of any given individual's appreciation than with, say, drama.
That said, enjoying a comedy with others, as with any social interaction, involves a certain level of risk - no one wants to be the sole person laughing. This is why large crowds are so much easier to play than smaller ones - the larger the crowd, the more people you likely have laughing at any given moment, and the more comfortable people feel laughing along. Comedians will often have plants in the audience hired to laugh at their jokes for exactly that reason.
Out of curiousity, did you ever take that humour test I keep linking? I know internet tests are 99.9% pap, but this one's turned out to be remarkably accurate for me and several of my friends. It might be worth seeing if you agree with the results you get. (And if it just tells you that you have no sense of humour whatsoever, well, at least you'll know. :)
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Date: 2009-06-17 03:01 pm (UTC)Regarding humour, it's known to be a fickle beast. Some people just don't "get" mainstream humour (Lord knows there are any number of high-grossing 'comedies' out there that I think the world could do without). Personal preferences account for a lot more of any given individual's appreciation than with, say, drama.
That said, enjoying a comedy with others, as with any social interaction, involves a certain level of risk - no one wants to be the sole person laughing. This is why large crowds are so much easier to play than smaller ones - the larger the crowd, the more people you likely have laughing at any given moment, and the more comfortable people feel laughing along. Comedians will often have plants in the audience hired to laugh at their jokes for exactly that reason.
Out of curiousity, did you ever take that humour test I keep linking? I know internet tests are 99.9% pap, but this one's turned out to be remarkably accurate for me and several of my friends. It might be worth seeing if you agree with the results you get. (And if it just tells you that you have no sense of humour whatsoever, well, at least you'll know. :)