I think Sarah's post about the Try Guys is absolutely stupid. I honestly wasted a good 10 minutes of my life because of her BS post... I am joking:)
I can make responses like this to Sarah and I feel like she will think its somewhat funny because we have the same sense of humor. I think that Try Guys is similar to one of my favorite shows, Impractical Jokers, because both are the characters are about 30 year old men that are just best friends and love making fools of themselves. I love comedy like that because I myself tend to make me look like a complete fool in front of people just to mess around and get some laughs with my friends. The famous saying "a friend will help you up when you fall, but a best friend will point and laugh at you." is very true, but you can tell that the person falling has a good sense of humor if he or she were to laugh at themselves for falling, unless the person is 90 years old because they would probably be hurt if they fell because there bones aren't as strong. Great job Sarah! I will see you in class tomorrow.
"The Try Guys" and their comedic ways remind me of some of my best friends both back at home in Memphis as well as here at Furman. Chad's reference to the comment about "a friend will help you up when you fall but a best friend will point and laugh at you" is a completely accurate description of my friends and myself when we are together. We love to mess with each other, and I always find that I have the most fun with them whenever we are making fun of each other, as terrible as that sounds. However, it works with our group of friends because we are all sarcastic and understand that we are just joking with each other. "The Try Guys" share a similar sense of humor to us because they enjoy just screwing around with each other and doing dumb things like trying on wedding dresses. I often find myself doing stupid activities like this, but for some reason it is always hilarious because you are able to share those silly moments and experiences with your lifelong friends.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's definitely not funny when my 90 year old grandma falls. Although, she's in very good health, and usually doesn't hurt herself--or at least not always. IN one instance, she just got a huge bruise on her face. We were relieved that she wasn't hurt, and it was certainly incongruous to see her with a huge bruise all day at my cousin's wedding. But it wasn't funny. So you're right, there's a fine line between comedy and, well, not comedy.
ReplyDeleteA study recently came out that said we are more likely to get into heated arguments and misunderstanding with close friends and family. Maybe this is the same reason why things are funnier to our close friends, and why we feel more comfortable to cause problems.