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This week: Movie Inspiration Edited by: Lornda  
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“If you were waiting for the opportune moment, that was it.” ~ Jack Sparrow ~ Played by: Johnny Depp. From the movie: Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl
“These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.” ~ Obi-Wan ~ Played by: Alec Guinness. From the movie: Star Wars – A New Hope
“I’m your density.” ~ George McFly ~ Played by: Crispin Glover. From the movie: Back to the Future I
 To inspire you to write humor, try pondering on the movies you’ve watched.
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“I can’t write humor.”
“I’m not a funny person.”
Over the years, I’ve read these two statements from authors many times. I believe the opposite. I think everyone can add a snippet of humor somewhere in their writing. Even though you don’t think you’re funny – you are – it’s just buried deep and you have to dig it out from somewhere, like your appendix or the right toe.
There isn’t a fancy formula to write humor, but there are ways where you can find the inspiration to add the humor to your stories. You can base it on funny jokes, a family situation, or even a YouTube video. One avenue that inspires me is the movies.
Whenever I’m at the movie theatre and a character says or does something funny, I laugh so loud. The problem is, most times, others in the audience are done laughing way before me. I get elbowed in both my sides from the friends I’m with to stop laughing, but I don’t. I now understand why they don’t call to go see a movie anymore.
Tossing Cringe movies aside, my top three classic movies I can watch over a millions times and still laugh are: Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) – Star Wars – A New Hope (1977) and Back to the Future I (1985). For me, the characters have layers of funny quirks, snappy dialog, and they find themselves in humorous situations.
Think about a funny scene from your favorite movie. Watch it again and analyze the spot where you laughed. Ask yourself the following questions:
 Why did you laugh?
Was it the situation?
Is it something someone has said?
Was it how the people interacted?
Did the quirks of the character make you laugh out loud?
Once you answer those questions, you’re on the way to creating a quirky character or adding a funny scene.
After watching your favorite movies a couple of times, you can also walk away with some humorous quotes to prove you are a funny person. You can then use these quotes while with family or at a party. Whenever I find myself in a tight situation and someone is questioning my appetizer ability, I wave my hand over the tray and say, “This isn’t the crackers you’re looking for.” Or, if I’m in a “discussion” with someone and it isn’t going well, I’ll use this quote to break the tension: “If you were waiting for the opportune moment, that was it.” I can’t say I’ve uttered, “I’m your density.” to anyone, but to me, it’s one of the funniest lines from Back to the Future. If you haven’t seen the movie, the character meant to say, “I’m your destiny.” to a girl he liked, So by the character mixing up one word, it makes the scene hilarious. It’s that easy to make someone laugh.
It may take some practice to add humor to your stories, but by being inspired by some classic, entertaining movies, you can dig deep to that big toe to find out how to add humor to your stories. As an extra bonus, you will have funny movie quotes to be a comedian at your next gathering!
 If you’re not a fan of the above advice, then ...
*waves hand over the computer screen* This isn’t the newsletter you’re looking for.
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 What is your favorite comedy movie? Do you have any favorite quotes from a movie?
 Feedback from my last newsletter, "The Wit of Witty Poetry" . I asked the question: Have you had success in writing funny poems? Do you have plans to try and write it?
JCosmos  : "Here are some witty poems for you. "Invalid Item" Thanks for the prompts."
Thanks for reading the newsletter and giving the different poetry forms a try! I had fun reading them. 
 Comments from the Newsfeed  Check out the Limericks that were posted. They're hilarious. Thanks for the laughs!
THANKFUL SONALI Library Class!  : Lornda, I have tried the trick
Of writing a limerick
I think I can rhyme
Most of the time
But at counting syllables I'm wick! 
Dave's trying to catch up  : To a certain extent, and yes.
🌕 HuntersMoon  : Some...  At least, they were funny to me. 
Bride A. Livewire  : Funny?
What is so funny about being broken; as I was whole with you?
Funny?
What is so funny about being without your smile, the only joy Ive known?
Funny?!
What is so funny about the despair-restless nights, fearing the morning because I know I will never see you again except in my dreams that turn to nightmares that haunt me in remembrance of you, my love? (Too much, yall? Sorry- I over did the thing...) *Real comment: Naw, happy poems aint my style of writing...If aint nobody noticed yet, I got a dark love poetry thing going...
Robert Waltz  : I write some poems that count as funny
And yet, no one will give me money.
Perhaps I'll keep my wit at home
And try to write a Game of Thrones.
Bilal Latif  : I call this monstrosity... Portapotty Graffiti
Sit
Sh*t
& Git
Richard ~ Thankful!!  : THANKFUL SONALI Library Class! & Robert Waltz started it — 
There once was a boy from Long Island,
who dreamed of a life in the Highland.
He still fancies himself
but a leprechaunish elf
and dances jigs all day on the dry land.
Alex Morgan : I haven't had success in writing poems! Or something funny!
Joy  : I'm not sure. I never start out with the idea of "funny" and if it turns out to sound funny, so be it. But you gave me an incentive now. Maybe I'll try to write a funny poem and hope it won't sound ridiculous.
Forevermore : Umm nope no success there.
My sense of humor has two black eyes, a broken nose, and is missing several teeth from falling flat-faced every time.
See it just happened again.
Ouch, my poor sense of humor. I feel sorry for you.
As for making a plan. Am I God? No, why would I make a plan?
Forevermore sense of humor dials 911. Then whispers to the operator. For the love of God save me from this human. He keeps throwing me around like humor is the answer to every question.
s : I reckon about 2/3 of the poems I've had published have been "funny"... at least, appealing to my sense of humour.
graybabe : I'm afraid I can't do funny poems. I've had too much exposure to poets that are serious and somewhat dense in that if they were being funny I didn't see it. If it were to be funny, would it not be classified as a limerick? Just wondering.
elephantsealer : Funnies are not my thing. I let others write them since I am no good at that genre.
TheBusmanPoet : I've written one poem in the form of a comedic spoof off of a more serious poem but to write comedy is something I'm not really good at. The poem I wrote was a one-off comedy writing.
Anna Marie Carlson : I've written one poem in the form of a comedic spoof off of a more serious poem but to write comedy is something I'm not really good at. The poem I wrote was a one-off comedy writing.
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