Hey everyone! Sorry.. it's been forever, I know. Lots of stuff going on!!
But there are so many things to write about! What should I discuss today...?
O- I know.
Lets call them The Explainers. Or the Joke Ruiners. Or people in this world who can't quite pick up on sarcasm, wittiness, common understanding jokes, or just inside jokes without having to explain them first. We've all come across them in our lives. I happen to find them to be quite a laugh ruiner at times, and learn not to confuse them too much with modern humor. They are the ones who commonly aren't up to par with any current (or even sometimes non-current) jokes, skits, videos, movies, or anything funny. They like to be involved in the joke, but often don't pick up on all the humor occuring, mosly because they don't have the proper background information. They then try to add on, or "fit in", by re-explaining the joke at its utmost obvious and informational way possible. Catching on to what i'm saying? Know of some people like this?
If not, I'll try to provide some examples.
Let's start out with an easy one. Picture this- you're telling a good joke to some of your friends. You tell the classic "why did the chicken cross the road?" joke (in which the answer is: to get to the other side) and everyone laughs. (well- try to imagine they do, because that joke really is not funny to most of us..). Now- The Explainer chimes in with his classic explanation. While laughing, he (or she) out loud says "HAHA! That's funny because chickens don't normally cross the road! HAHA!".
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Really..?
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Thanks for the explanation Mr. Explainer, because otherwise I would have been lost! LOST.
Then everyone kind of pity laughs, though all the people who are actually with it are just cringing inside and thinking "Wow... that really didn't need to be said.".
Making sense now? Need another example?
You're watching a movie with your friends. Hmm... I want a really specific example. Let's say the movie is Hot Rod. Well The Explainer has to explain everything that is funny in the movie. Or- they don't get it and question everything (as in everything that everyone else commonly thinks is funny). They say things like "What the...?" or explain why it was funny that he got hit by a car, wants to beat up his father, or is saying "WHiskey". I hope that helped you understand, or you are just laughing because you "Soooo know what I'm talking about!!"
Anyway.. to the people who don't understand this, I say to you, "You probably are this person." And to that I say two words. STOP IT. ( haha mad tv skit... you are awesome if you know what I'm talking about.)
Soo, to the normal people I say "Good Luck". These people, no matter how hard you try, will probably always be this way. Either learn to love thier cornyness, or make a new friend that understands life. Because, The Explainer must Explain. And the Jokes must go On.
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