This is a story about me and why you don’t think I’m funny. Trust me, I’m hilarious. Here’s why.

Funny people are lateral thinkers 

Their brains connect dots in non-linear, sporadic manners. This unexpectedness can sometime result in humour.

In my case, it creates misunderstanding. I assume that everyone’s with me when I connect points d, m, a, and k and state something seemingly unrelated like, “I guess that’s why realtors never marry economists.” In these cases people usually laugh, but they’re laughing at me. This represents my high school years.

Funny people are experts at deadpan sarcasm 

Armed with this somewhat useless talent, I don’t realize how perfectly deadpan I am and in many cases, unwittingly come off as bitchy or dumb, or both. Even more unfortunately, I have a blind comfort in awkward silences and miss the chance to clarify.

What I’ve learned on being funny

It’s come as a shock in my adulthood to discover through a series of awkward silences, blank stares and mocking laughter that my brain doesn’t quite think like that of other people. While some may call this abnormal, I call it the ability to be funny or creative.

I’ve learned that I need to take people along from the beginning of my meandering thoughts so that when I blurt the punchline, it’s obvious. And hysterical.

But I’m still learning. So if you’re up for taking a different route through town, I invite you to ride along with me. I promise you’ll laugh somewhere along the way.