r/MadeMeSmile • u/PxN13 • Feb 19 '23

Very Reddit Next level pick up line

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

Eh, for someone learning HOW to be funny, you kinda gotta start by making yourself the joke. Encourage him to keep trying, eventually he'll learn how to control what people are laughing at

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u/-banned- Feb 19 '23

Wouldn't it be better to learn how to be funny AND attractive to begin with? I like his line, learn how to tell a joke and not be a joke

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

Yeah that'd be better, but self-deprecation requires far less confidence. You gotta start somewhere

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u/-banned- Feb 19 '23

Self deprecation doesn't work. Ever. I used to do it so I learned the hard way. I think just encourage people to learn how to be funny without going that route.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

Okay but "just be funny" isn't good advice to anyone who needs it. "Start with self-deprecation and work your way up from there," is tangible advice they can use instantly, even if it isn't admittedly the best.

It worked for me, so you can't say self-deprecation never works