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WHY, I NEVER!

“People who get offended by humor can feel free to roll around in barbed wire with Magic Johnson.”
- Jim Norton

I’ve always been a bit of a, shall we say, idiot. In high school I was a class clown. The same proved for most of my undergrad college classes, and sadly also my MBA. If there was one type of person I couldn’t help but pick on mercilessly in high school it was people whose buttons were easily pushed.

I see funny things constantly. It’s like a constant cartoon in my head. A grossly perverted cartoon with nightmarish scenes of gore, and some butterflies and daisies.

What I’ve never respected though are people who walk around with a big HUGE glaring button on their foreheads labeled “please push so i can get offended.” I abuse people like that every chance I get. I understand if your sensitivity comes from serous baggage like daddy left when you were 4 and you spent years fending off constant advances from your uncle. Fine, you get a free pass. It’s the people who act like “oohhh my word! I never think thoughts like that!” that I just want to trip into a steaming pile of rabies.

Give up the act, relax, and admit that you thought it was funny when the kid with downs fell off the swing. You bastard.

Shecky posted an article a while back about some lady who wrote a letter to her local paper b/c she got offended at comedy show.

A comedy show.

When you go to a comedy show, that button should be disconnected, resting in your purse between your prozac and your stungun. If you can’t do that you shouldn’t expose yourself to humor. Or me.

Here’s a thought: Maybe- just maybe- something you find knee-slapping hilarious is totally offensive to someone else. Actually, it’s a given. So please dismount from your lofty steed.

Some of my favorite comics are horrible, horrible, black-hearted miserable wretches of human beings. In a nice way tho.

For instance, I think Murph is the funniest, hardest working guy in Hollywood today. I seriously cry each time I read his blog.

Anyway, there’s my philosophy on getting all flustered over humor. All I ever wanted was for you to admit that funny is funny no matter how it’s presented. Sorry I made you cry in Mrs. Klausen’s class tho.

Wait scratch that. I still crack up thinking about it you pretentious twit.

By Ed Adkins on January 26th, 2005 at 1:01 am

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7 Responses to “WHY, I NEVER!”

  1. Becky Says:

    January 26th, 2005 at 8:33 am

    Yeah, that was a funny blog, but I take it that he’s not really a 20 year old college student in NM?

    I agree on the comedy show issue — that’s kind of the point of going — to see other people get made fun of. Hehe.

    Holy crap! I made the Ed Adkins blogroll! You get linky love on my site when I go on my trip tonight (actually, was gonna do it anyway).

  2. ed adkins Says:

    January 26th, 2005 at 9:01 am

    Actually he is a 20 year old college student- i just refer to him as working in hollywood b/c he’s a better writer than so many there.

  3. Highly Offended Says:

    January 26th, 2005 at 9:53 am

    I am offended. How dare you make fun of people like me? Don’t you realize that we’re minorities? That’s racism, sir.

    And rabies doesn’t pile. It pools.

  4. shabooty Says:

    January 26th, 2005 at 4:03 pm

    I agree Ed Adkins… then there are people so un-funny that they prove to be exceptions to the rule - even to people with hypersensative senses of humor like us..but then again I can’t really speak for you but I would like to know your opinion on this:
    http://bahahs.blogspot.com/2005/01/ok-this-is-ridiculous-and-inexcusable.html
    (listen to the MP3 before your two cents)…
    l8r

  5. ed adkins Says:

    January 26th, 2005 at 4:17 pm

    Shabooty you raise a good point, and one I was hoping someone would.

    I totally agree with you on that. There’s a difference b/t finding something funny that is traditionally offensive and being plain ignorant and mean-spirited. I’ve been following what whole Hot 97 issue and I’m glad to see that they’re suspended.

    Of course a few weeks ago I got away with a few Tsunami jokes in my standup act, but I knew I was treading sensitive ground and I managed to do it in a way that the crowd enjoyed. Then I got the hell off stage.

  6. shabooty Says:

    January 26th, 2005 at 4:36 pm

    heh I couldn’t really see myself doing tsunami jokes ‘cept maybe ’bout that model chick =P

    Okay, I just thought of one:
    IN CASE OF TSUNAMI: STOP, DROP, AND EGGROLL.

    $$$$
    don’t steal my jokes though
    (:
    shab00tyTM

  7. shab00ty's madness abounding surrounding you... Says:

    January 27th, 2005 at 10:27 am

    AROUND THE HIZZORN

    I have a lot to post and I don’t have the time to make it attractive, but I will counteract that with a highly airbrushed Ashlee Simpson pic…