by jmcinnis | Sep 13, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
No, not IdioTS, that’s IdioMS. Those aren’t the people you work with who don’t “get it,” . . .idioms are sayings that we hear constantl. Things like “a penny saved is a penny earned” or “a fool and his money are soon parted.” People are familiar with these ...
by jmcinnis | Sep 2, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
Yes laughing is a gift. . and sometimes you can use a gift to get a laugh. I don’t mean laughing at gifts people have given you. . .I learned my lesson about that 35 years ago when video cameras first came out. My brother and I stood around the tree on Christmas...
by jmcinnis | Aug 25, 2011 | A. Humor Writing, G. Topical Jokes
Okay, so the east coast now experienced what the west coast has been exposed to for years – EARTHQUAKES!!! I’m originally from VA now living in CA, so I had to laugh at all the “check ins”. . “are you okay???” that people were doing. I’ve woken up in my bed during a...
by jmcinnis | Jun 22, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
I’ve talked about asking questions when trying to come up with a killer punch line for your jokes, and one of the best questions is “how.” How would someone do something, how would this happen, how ELSE could you do that, how, how, how. The more you ask the question,...
by jmcinnis | Jun 14, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
What??? You mean you don’t do it all yourself??? Well, yes and no. I DO write my jokes, but sometimes even I need someone else’s perspective. For example, for a long time, in my Finding the Funny in Change program I mentioned that we’re getting too “green,” and all...
by jmcinnis | Apr 15, 2011 | A. Humor Writing
I’m always hearing people say .. . “wow, you’re a comedian? I just heard a really funny comedian. Let’s seeee, what was his name. . can’t remember, but he was so funny. He joked about his kid riding a bicycle for the first time, and. . . “ That’ right, people don’t...
