Personal Narrative: My Sense Of Humor

The commodity in my life, is my sense of humor. I'm the type of guy who would make jokes and snarky comments to get a laugh out of my friends. I have wielded this unusual weapon, for years and it helped establish my identity, and improved my life. Without my comedy, I would have no friends, no social life, and I would have never been in a relationship. An example I can give, on how I used my comedy to win a situation is during a training session as a Venture Scout. I took the training session with my crew, and another crew that I never met. However, during the training session we hardly had a chance to socialize with the other crew, when suddenly a big gust of wind came out of nowhere and started blowing the crew’s bags away. When the wind finally died down I stopped, assess the situation, and then yelled “WHO FARTED!” and everyone laughed. This also helped me in befriending the other crew I made laughed. The reason I use my humor is a …show more content…
Comedy derives from the pain or misery of others; an example is the cartoon “Tom & Jerry” people love to laugh at the pain the cat Tom suffers through to eat Jerry. Some of my jokes are sometimes seen as mean to the person I poke fun of, especially since my humor is sometimes very sarcastic. Another problem is the filter I don’t have, also applies to my comedy, as I have said jokes that have gone too far or seen as inappropriate. I also give up my dignity, as being the jokester, you must make a fool of yourself to get people to laugh. An example is when I make snarky comments, that makes me look like the guy who can’t take things seriously, that is funny to the person but when a real situation happens, they don’t trust me because I'm the fool. Fortunately, I have learned through experience and trial and error how to restrain myself. The one good thing about a bad thing is you can learn how to use that bad thing to do a good