It’s Saturday. Let’s have some fun. And take some humor quizzes? Yay!
No deep dive into dating. No advice on your photos. No tips on messaging. Or the right dating site. Nope – nada, nothing, rien, zero, niente, nichts.
Joke: Why did the yogurt go to the opera? (answer below)
Well, you probably think you have a sense of humor (SOH). And on a coaching call, you tell me that. Or you tell me how none of your dates have a sense of humor.
What’s the Deal with Sense of Humor?
This sense of humor thing has been going on for over 25+ years, that is, most of my career…, and yes, I roll my eyes. Because I know I’m funny. (Just kidding.)
So, in the olden days of the 90s, when I started It’s Just Lunch, (I dating site I ran before launching 33000Dates.com) clients had to write down three characteristics they were looking for.
Always, always on the list was sense of humor. Along with either kind, active, adventurous or serious about a relationship. Some people tell me they just laugh all day at little things in life. Nothing brings them down. (Hmm, excuse the skeptic here.)
Vanilla. (Maybe there’s a reason I pick any ice cream except vanilla.)
Vanilla, just like the above characteristics, is just boring. They are open to interpretation and mean… pretty much nothing.
If you use them in a profile with online dating, (oh, I know I said no advice today) they get you nowhere. Except maybe the reader is falling asleep as I often want to when I’m looking at bios and prompts online as I work with my dating clients.
My new book coming out this fall has a chapter on vanilla words. And funny words. And words that get you nowhere except deleted.
Back to Humor – What’s Yours?
When you think about it, there are many kinds of humor. Dry. Silly. Self-deprecating. Witty. Weird. Monty Python-ish. Or “I have a great sense of humor if it’s funny to me.”
Have some fun today and put a name on your humor. Here are some fun quizzes that may help you define your level of humor… or surprise you.
Have at it:
- Quiz Expo: What Is Your Sense of Humor
- BuzzFeed: Pick Some Funny Movies and We’ll Tell You If You Have a Good Sense of Humor or Not
- BuzzFeed: Eat Some Fancy Desserts to Determine Your True Sense of Humor
- Quizly: What Is Your Sense of Humor Percentage?
Hey, I’ve got an idea for you: after you describe your sense of humor to someone you like on a dating site (if you have one – sorry, some people just don’t – so move on to your other amazing qualities), ask them, “What sort of SOH do you have?” Then include one of the links above.
Answer to joke above: To get some culture. (Ok, a bad joke, but I laughed when my brother told this on a family Zoom call.)
Have a happy, laugh-filled Saturday!
Let’s Have a Laugh:
What is your sense of humor? Do you have one? Did you take one of the quizzes listed above to help you determine what makes you laugh?
