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How To Be Funny

Follow these simple tips and you'll be the life of the party

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How To Be Funny
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Do you tell jokes that nearly always fall flat? Is your sense of humor stuck in a rut, or just purely nonexistent? If so, you’ve come to the right place! Here are a few simple steps to make all your friends and colleagues laugh. Impress at the water cooler or slay in the dining hall. Anywhere you are, you can find yourself an instant hit with these tools.

If you clicked on this article, that means you are probably one sad son of a gun in search of a sense of humor. Therefore, I feel it is my bounden duty to warn you that this article is satirical. Proceed with caution.

Make sexist jokes

Nothing is more classically hilarious than a reference to a woman in a kitchen, amirite?

Over-use puns

A well-timed pun can be rather funny, and they only get better the more you use them. A pun in every sentence is pure gold. I’m not joking.

Quote comedy movies

What better way to please the crowds than by quoting Will Ferrell or Seth Rogen. Trust me, I’m very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany. Also, I drink scotch. Scotchy scotch scotch.

Make Donald Trump jokes

We don’t hear enough about this bigoted politician. Might as well bring him to light with some overused and under creative jokes. You’ll be instantly hilarious.

Use sexual humor

All of your middle school aged friends will think you are incredibly cool every time you make a 69 joke. At least, that’s what she said. And when all else fails, laugh and your own jokes, and walk away with confidence.

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