Posts Tagged ‘joke’

How to Tell a Joke

Many people shy away from telling jokes because they once told one that fell flat or they are afraid of appearing silly or of offending someone. Jokes are canned humorous stories which are subtly different from personal anecdotes. With personal anecdotes you have the authority to tell them because they happened to you. Jokes are independent and in a sense artificial so you take a little risk when you launch… Continue reading

December 5 2008 | By Paul | Tagged: amusement, comedian, comic, funny, humor, joke, raconteur, story | 13 comments»

Be quiet already!

Coudal Partners published a PDF of business card-sized printable handouts designed to be given to people when they are annoying you. I don't know if the cards are meant to be a joke, but they would be a very creative way to tell someone to "pipe down." The PDF has a variety of styles and sayings to check out. I would only recommend passing a card… Continue reading

January 31 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: handout, joke, nonverbal | 2 comments»