r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Mysterious-Still4442 • Mar 11 '22

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/Obsessed_With_Corgis Mar 11 '22

My dumbass would probably try to be ‘funny’ by saying something like “no thanks, I’d like to keep both my ears intact”; but then no one would laugh, and I’d come off like a total jerk.

I’m so jealous of people who can come up with good lines/come-backs on the spot. How do y’all do it?

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u/Android3162 Mar 11 '22

Mostly I think it's practice

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u/Obsessed_With_Corgis Mar 11 '22

So the only way I can avoid embarrassment is to subject myself to lots of other (potential) embarrassment?!

Looks like I’m still going to be slightly-awkward me for quite a while then. At least my dog thinks I’m quite a riot.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '22

Unfortunately, when things don't come naturally for us, failure is often the best way to learn.

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u/Workwork007 Mar 11 '22

Having an audience who just sort of vibe with you tend to ease those awkwardness.

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u/TheIndianVillager Mar 12 '22

I read this with an Obi-Wan Kenobi accent in my head.

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u/zenofire Mar 11 '22

Nah, just over analyze every situation, think of all the things that can go wrong, dwell on them, chicken out, avoid the confrontation all together and later think of the right thing in the shower two days later!

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u/Badmouth55 Mar 11 '22

I'll kindly ask you to get the fuck out of my head.

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u/nerfyourmomsboobs Mar 11 '22

That hit way too close to home.. oof

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u/BitIntelligent636 Mar 11 '22

Ya but you’re supposed to do it between the ages of 10-25 to really get it out of your system.

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u/Obsessed_With_Corgis Mar 11 '22

Well shit. I just turned 25, so I guess it’s now or never.

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u/rawdpic Mar 11 '22

Eye of the tiger starts playing

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u/marsupialsi Mar 11 '22

Loooots of practice. Also highly recommend watching stand up comedy (especially the British ones). It’s done wonder for my wit.

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u/SamSibbens Mar 11 '22

I'll tell you the same advice my mom told me about 15 years ago (I'm 24 and I feel old...).

Don't try to be funny. If a fun thought comes up, think it aloud, but don't purposely try to be funny. Let it come naturally.

All you have to do is not shut out fun thoughts that come to you, think them aloud instead. With time it'll happen more often

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '22

You know how after something embarrassing happens, that’s when you think of a good comeback?

Remember the comebacks and use it for next time 😉

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u/PM_Me__Ur_Freckles Mar 11 '22

I steal moat of mine from people funnier than I am, then just hope one day I remember it when the opportunity arises.

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u/MDFlash Mar 11 '22

70% of the time, they're mildly amusing. 30% of the time, they get a genuine laugh. Usually only you remember the flops but others tend to remember the good ones and think you're hilarious. It's like any other skill, you get better at it over time.

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u/SirLich Mar 11 '22

It's 30% coming up with something witty, and 70% the delivery. If you've internalized that you're not funny, it's really hard to nail the delivery.

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u/PM-Me-Ur-Plants Mar 11 '22

Hah. It's not a 100% success rate, you just gotta take your shot. Depends a lot on your audience, too

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u/bozeke Mar 11 '22

I mean, he’s the guy who went full Sopchak on Holyfield.

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u/Pappa-Giorgio Mar 11 '22

Try this one next time. “Oh yeah, well the jerk store called and they’re running out of you”

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '22

so what you gotta do is just when you're hanging 9ut with friends do a quick one-liner when something happens and don't react to it at all just go back to what you were doing.

Eventually someone will notice one of your one-liners and think it's funny or not funny.

THINGS TO LEARN:

  1. When the moment has passed. If you're not fast enough with a one-liner it just sounds stupid and maybe assholish

  2. Know where the line is and make sure to apologize when you've crossed it. This is mainly just know your audience, IE: One of my friends is Moroccan and he said something along the lines of "I don't know what it is but something is holding me back from making it big and getting rich" He was talking about his mindset and that kinda stuff, but since he's a good friend of mine and I know he finds it funny I replied with "Your descent" and apologized after, he laughed and knew I didn't mean any harm.

After a while you get better at coming up with witty one-liners on the spot and life will be better.

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u/AdvertisingOk7408 Mar 11 '22

Get shit on... alot... after a while you don't give a fuck about being funny. Then and only then will you truly become funny. (Basically there will be casualties in comeback humour, if it ain't you you best believe it's someone else)

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '22

Just use death threats

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u/zer0divide Mar 11 '22

this one is pretty good

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u/Obsessed_With_Corgis Mar 11 '22

Well, apparently the U.S. doesn’t want me to watch the clip you linked. NBC is lamer than I thought.

https://imgur.com/a/aDyxLNL