so much unfunny

i aspire to be a funny dude. not just with stand up comedy or writing blogs. i aspire to be a well rounded funny dude who can be funny in a pinch for any social or work related situation that you can think of. most situations can be helped with a laugh. i wanna be the dude that makes the laugh happen.

i also think most people have some sort of a sense of humor. everyone's capable of being funny. but different people are on different paces. some people are funny a lot, some not so much.

i sorta consider myself leaning more towards the 'funny a lot' end of the spectrum. i may be wrong, but if i had to assess myself, that's how i'd grade it.

but no matter who you are, being funny is hard. i think basic probability is against most of us when it comes to being funny. i find being funny is a lot like hitting averages in baseball. if you can hit one out of three, you're a fucking hero.

so based on that logic, i've been unfunny twice for every time i've been funny. if i'm funny 10 times today, i'm also unfunny 20 times today. that's a lot of unfunny.

so i apologize to any and all who've ever had to put up with my many unfunny moments. family, friends, coworkers (albert probably more than anyone), my bad for all that unfunny i drop on you everyday. you're all very patient and kind to even find the inspiration to laugh when i actually am funny.

and in a way, people who don't try to be funny a lot kinda look like heroes. if you're not funny a lot, then when you do say something funny, it's a big ol' surprise and that brings the laughs to a whole new level, cuz the element of surprise has got so much to do with what makes something funny.

if you're funny a lot, people are gonna start putting expectations on you to be funny a lot. that's a lot more let downs.

so people who are funny a lot are still more unfunny than funny and it happens more often. and people who aren't funny a lot aren't funny a lot.

that's a whole lot of unfunny.