Find Your Sense of Humor

We try hard to be funny.  And by we I don't just mean the three of us still writing for this blog.  (Milhouse was never funny, except when he skipped BarBri to get his iPad.  Which was kinda funny.)  All of us try to be funny.  Sometimes we're successful. Sometimes we're not.

There are lots of eleven ways to be funny.  You can be explicitly funny and tell a joke.  But if you have to explain the joke, it's not funny anymore.  And in fact, it probably wasn't funny to begin with. 

You can also be punny.  You know, word play?  This involves things like playing "I Love This Bar" while studying for the exam.  That's why they call me the punisher.  See, e.g., Myq Kaplan of Keith and the Girl and Last Comic Standing.  Using the bluebook properly is also depressing funny.

And, sometimes you can use subtle misdirection to be funny.  Sadly, some people don't understand this.  I'm not referring to the bar results prediction.  That wasn't a joke, although the reaction has been funny.  (OMG - UCC refers to more than just UCC Article 2).  I love cyclical jokes for example.  So does Doodie.  So doesn't Mr. Anthony Anonymous* who posted in the comments on Mr. Doodie's last post. 

Find your sense of humor.  It'll be too late once you pass the bar.  And it's already too late if you failed.  Also find a bottle of scotch.  You'll need it either way.


But even so, you should learn the "funniest joke in the world":

Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps, "My friend is dead! What can I do?". The operator says "Calm down. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says "OK, now what?"

*Name might be a random alliteration.