are guys really funnier than girls?

kobayashi · 11-05-2001, 04:30 PM

i'm a guy and most of my friends consider me to be a pretty funny, fun loving character. the same goes for a lot of my male friends. but i can think of very few females who most would say are 'funny' individuals.
of course i'm not saying that girls are incapable of being funny. my point is just the opposite. is my group of friends just weird or is society somehow holding women's sense of humor down?

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mikal · 11-05-2001, 04:33 PM

yep

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HelloAngel · 11-05-2001, 04:39 PM

it depends on what you consider funny.

SkeeK · 11-05-2001, 05:39 PM

I think you're right about buys being funnier in general

HelloAngel · 11-05-2001, 05:40 PM

I wouldn't agree.. but then again, it depends on what you consider funny.

I know plenty of hilarious girls and guys,
and plenty of boring ass guys and girls.
It depends. It's subjective.

SicilianGoddess · 11-05-2001, 06:08 PM

Nope.

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mikal · 11-05-2001, 06:13 PM

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Originally posted by SicilianGoddess:
Nope.

Sicy's an exception. Otherwise, girls aren't very funny.

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unforgettableFOXfire · 11-05-2001, 07:06 PM

I think girls hold back. Some of my female friends are incredibly funny around ppl they know, and otherwise they just kinda sit there looking pretty so that ppl only think good things about them. I guess it depends on the person.

HelloAngel · 11-05-2001, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by ~unforgettableFOXfire~:
I think girls hold back. Some of my female friends are incredibly funny around ppl they know, and otherwise they just kinda sit there looking pretty so that ppl only think good things about them. I guess it depends on the person.

I'm a girl, I'm funny, and if I am not being funny at any point in time it's not because I am holding back and wanting people to think only good things about me. I could care less about that..

I think tho, sometimes, it depends on your underlying views on women and how you think they should act, or if you like and respect women.

But to ever say one sex is funnier than the other is unfair and unneccessary.

**Bonochick** · 11-05-2001, 07:48 PM

I'm hilarious.

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SkeeK · 11-05-2001, 08:03 PM

I don't think it's unfair or unnecessary, but from what i've seen guys are much more willing to make asses of themselves. I don't think any girls should take offense because those of the opposite sex are idiotically funny more. And that's not to say at all that girls aren't funny, many are really hilarious and make great jokes.. just what I said, guys seem to make asses of themselves and that can be funny.

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baker6621 · 11-05-2001, 08:04 PM

I'm supposedly very funny but there aren't that many girls that I know who are very funny. I mean, yeah, it's always the guy who has to be funny...lol...

HelloAngel · 11-05-2001, 08:10 PM

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Originally posted by SkeeK:
I don't think it's unfair or unnecessary, but from what i've seen guys are much more willing to make asses of themselves. I don't think any girls should take offense because those of the opposite sex are idiotically funny more. And that's not to say at all that girls aren't funny, many are really hilarious and make great jokes.. just what I said, guys seem to make asses of themselves and that can be funny.

[This message has been edited by SkeeK (edited 11-05-2001).]

Good point, Skeek!

Then perhaps the question should be,
"Who is more willing to be an ass in public?
Men or Women?"

I think being an ass, and being funny can be one and the same, or truly opposite. In bars, I don't think drunk asinine guys are funny at all - their friends do, but I don't.

But it all boils down to what you consider funny - and the type if humour involved. When I see blanket statements like "guys are funnier than girls" I can't help but take offense.

SicilianGoddess · 11-05-2001, 08:12 PM

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Originally posted by mikal:
Sicy's an exception. Otherwise, girls aren't very funny.

Usually I dont even care if I make an ass of myself.

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kobayashi · 11-05-2001, 08:21 PM

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Originally posted by HelloAngel:
Good point, Skeek!

Then perhaps the question should be,
"Who is more willing to be an ass in public?
Men or Women?"

I think being an ass, and being funny can be one and the same, or truly opposite. In bars, I don't think drunk asinine guys are funny at all - their friends do, but I don't.

But it all boils down to what you consider funny - and the type if humour involved. When I see blanket statements like "guys are funnier than girls" I can't help but take offense.

I guess I asked the question in the sense that guys are more in the middle of conversations. More willing to toss in a joke. Quicker to break the ice when things are uncomfortable. I didn't mean for anyone to take offense to the question as I personally don't believe it.
What prompted me to ask it is that throughout my life males have been known more for there sense of humor.

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11-05-2001, 04:30 PM	#1
kobayashi Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 5,142 Local Time: 12:13 AM	are guys really funnier than girls? i'm a guy and most of my friends consider me to be a pretty funny, fun loving character. the same goes for a lot of my male friends. but i can think of very few females who most would say are 'funny' individuals. of course i'm not saying that girls are incapable of being funny. my point is just the opposite. is my group of friends just weird or is society somehow holding women's sense of humor down? ------------------ i'm a reasonable man get off my case __________________

11-05-2001, 04:33 PM	#2
mikal Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Black Lodge Posts: 24,995 Local Time: 11:13 PM	yep ------------------ "I'm gonna start a day care!"-Bono __________________

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11-05-2001, 04:39 PM	#3
HelloAngel ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: new york city Posts: 14,534 Local Time: 12:13 AM	it depends on what you consider funny.

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SkeeK The Original Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 4,163 Local Time: 11:13 PM	I think you're right about buys being funnier in general

11-05-2001, 05:40 PM	#5
HelloAngel ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: new york city Posts: 14,534 Local Time: 12:13 AM	I wouldn't agree.. but then again, it depends on what you consider funny. I know plenty of hilarious girls and guys, and plenty of boring ass guys and girls. It depends. It's subjective.

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SicilianGoddess Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Smiley Land ? Posts: 4,462 Local Time: 09:13 PM	Nope. ------------------ Zooming In Zooming Out Nothing I Can't Do Without

11-05-2001, 07:06 PM	#8
unforgettableFOXfire I serve MacPhisto Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,053 Local Time: 11:13 PM	I think girls hold back. Some of my female friends are incredibly funny around ppl they know, and otherwise they just kinda sit there looking pretty so that ppl only think good things about them. I guess it depends on the person.

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Bonochick Halloweenhead Forum Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cherry Lane Posts: 40,819 Local Time: 12:13 AM	I'm hilarious. ------------------ "I don't know you, But you don't know the half of it..."

11-05-2001, 08:03 PM	#11
SkeeK The Original Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 4,163 Local Time: 11:13 PM	I don't think it's unfair or unnecessary, but from what i've seen guys are much more willing to make asses of themselves. I don't think any girls should take offense because those of the opposite sex are idiotically funny more. And that's not to say at all that girls aren't funny, many are really hilarious and make great jokes.. just what I said, guys seem to make asses of themselves and that can be funny. [This message has been edited by SkeeK (edited 11-05-2001).]

11-05-2001, 08:04 PM	#12
baker6621 War Child Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Earth, why have borders? Posts: 594 Local Time: 04:13 AM	I'm supposedly very funny but there aren't that many girls that I know who are very funny. I mean, yeah, it's always the guy who has to be funny...lol...