Me, Humor?

I may not have much of a sense of humor…oh wait. I think it’s relative. Different things make different people laugh. Humor is comprised of farce, comedy, sarcasm, and irony. It’s understandable that I don’t find most slapstick jokes to be not funny at all. Generally speaking, this kind of humor does not appeal to the educated. Satire does. And being ranked among the intellectuals may just explain why I find myself lacking a sense of humor. I don’t get to spend much time around people who laugh on the things I find funny.
I have this friend who I like spending time with. It’s quite weird actually because every time I’m with her I can switch my language monitor to overdrive, think very logically, and talk political. So, we may not always have the same line of thinking but at least we’re always on the same wavelength. What’s best is that we can laugh on our thoughts, be ironical, and not get offended after our conversations. Our philosophizing can stretch for hours if we so desired but of course, that wouldn’t be practical.
This whole thing about humor is actually an interesting study. But then humor would be seen as a pure science and humor would lose its sense. People laugh and different kinds of humor appeal to them. The thing is these differences should not be ranked at all. Humor’s variety and its effectiveness depend on age, race, culture, education, gender, et cetera.
The basic thing about humor is that a good laugh comes from a sudden shift—hence the term punch line. The diversion from reality, its exaggeration, pulling it inside out, or the mere presentation of its absurdity are the keys to humor, no matter what type of audience it is presented to. The addition of irony and sarcasm adds to a concept’s humoristic value (if there’s even such a term).
I believe that the main thing one has to consider when trying to be funny is his audience. What does one suppose would appeal to them? And that’s one thing that’s quite difficult to consider. Hence my quite-long term belief that funny people are intellectuals in their own right. It takes a special skill to maintain a humorous stance. As for me, I still struggle in writing a humorous essay. At least I know what makes me laugh—it’s a start. I’d be considering my reading audience but in the long run, I would have to write about what appeals to me as humorous. I can’t please everyone—and that’s a fact.