What?

A plague has been, for lack of better words, plaguing my school. This disease goes by the name of Chicken Butt. First off, it is so stupid. Secondly, it is soooooo stupid. The object, I guess, is to get someone to say "What." You then proceed to say "Chicken butt," and pee yourself laughing. That's it. After a quick Google, I have found an Urban Dictionary post about it. 

"A win or lose game. The questioner tries to catch the questionee off guard by asking "Guess what?" as if they really have news. A: Guess What? B: What? A: Chicken Butt! In the above scenario person A wins the game, had person B said Chicken Butt in response they would have won the game and person A loses." Now, if you asked me why this was funny, I wouldn't be able to tell you. I have noticed that males are the ones playing this so called game, and the females roll their eyes at the males. I have to agree with the females on this one. I have been trying to think of a defense against this virus, and I have come up with two scenarios.  1. You know the person wants you to say "what?" In this instance, you crush their dreams by skirting around the word what. You can say things like "What is it?," "I don't know," or my personal favorite, "You are an idiot." 2. This is the worst case scenario. In this one, you have fallen for their trap, and said what. You must wait for the inevitable chicken butt. Now you must act quickly, as you only get one chance. You have two options. The first is playing dumb. You say "huh?" or "I don't get it." This forces them to explain the game to you, because otherwise you would think they got a concussion, and that they want to laugh at you for messing up instead of not knowing what they are talking about. If you can get them to start explaining, try to drag it out for as long as possible. The longer you do, the more you win. For extra win, explain what you are doing to them at the end and relish in their anguish. The second option is to say "You are an idiot."  If you follow these simple tips, you will survive this outbreak.

Inside Man

People love inside jokes. However, inside jokes are not actually jokes. They are usually moments that something funny happened. They should be called insider moments. "Pretty Bison" is not a joke. You might think that the word bison is funny, and it is really really funny, but it is still not a joke. Urban Dictionary defines and inside joke as "An inside joke is a joke formed between two or more people that no one other than those few people will ever understand until you explain it to them. And even when you do explain it to them, they may get the joke but may not find it even remotely amusing. People generally find inside jokes annoying, as the joke makes absolutely no sense on its own in any context. I find that most of the stupidest ones that have been formed by own group were formed by accident. Perhaps that is why most of them make absolutely no sense" (http://bit.ly/knD6xB) This is my exact feeling.

It's like telling secrets, it's not nice unless everyone knows what you are talking about. Or whatever that saying is. I admit to having inside jokes (and OH MAN are they funny) but I don't flaunt them willy-nilly. You have to inside joke in the right environment, namely among friends. This is what inside jokes are like if you aren't 'in:' 

Not Funny

Earlier, I said I find almost anything funny. That is true. But there is no middle funny. I think it's funny, or it's not. The things I think are the worst are the things that are supposed to be funny, but they are terrible (expertly worded sentence, I know). Luckily, my sister has kept me up to date on everything terrible on TV. As an example, I will use the show "Friends." I can go through full episodes without even smiling. The show is painful to watch, but the worst part is, well, all of it actually. I like to play a game called "Not laughing and making it publicly known that whatever I'm not laughing at isn't funny." This is my favorite part of watching TV with my sister, and I can tell that it is her absolute favorite part of the day. I might make some videos of me not laughing at things. I think that would be funny. Also, Ellen DeGeneres is not funny.

Roger Abbot

I meant to post on this yesterday, but it must have slipped my mind. Yesterday, Sunday, Roger Abbot died at the age of 64. He was battling leukemia. Since my topic is based on comedy, I thought this would be an appropriate post. I remember growing up watching Royal Canadian Air Farce, and Roger and Don were always my favorite actors. For more information and memories of Roger, visist The Air Farce Website. Below is a video celebrating Roger's time with Air Farce.