Do other INTJs often find their sense of humor misunderstood?

[messiestobjects]

I have this problem. It's not that people don't understand my jokes, it's that they don't understand that I'm joking in the first place. They think I'm being mean, or reactionary. I just think that nothing is funnier than trying to see if I can push somebody's buttons. I also think it's funny when people try to push mine.

My favorite instance of this in my life is this one time; My best friend and I were out to dinner with some friends, and we were talking about whether we were anal retentive or not. My friend, Scott, was busy playing with a small flexible dinosaur he'd got out of one of those 25 cent toy dispensers at K-Mart or something. He was trying to get it in a certain position, and when he got it just right he placed it on the table and was obviously quite proud. When it was his turn to discuss his anal retention, he declared that he considered himself to be NOT anal retentive at all, rather instead he was quite easy going and relaxed. I reached over, grabbed his dinosaur, and smushed it. He reacted just as I suspected he would: "HEY! What'd you do that for, ass! I worked hard on that!!" I looked him in the eye and grinned, and as it slowly sank in, the joke I'd played on him and how anally he'd reacted, he broke. It was a very funny moment.

However, I've found that most people tend to react badly when you pick on their foibles in this manner. It's weird to me, because I think it's especially hilarious when it happens to me. It gets even funnier when you can get a good back and forth going.

[Paul V]

Yes. With all my jokes. I'm often referred to as "the guy with the oddball humour". It's not that I have a weird sense of humour, it's that my jokes are smart or refer to topics most people haven't even heard of.

So I try to find a crowd that suits the joker, and not the other way around.

[Solnath]

They deal with it or else. Usually I associate with people who get my humour or are able to learn to appreciate it. Sometimes I mock mundane humour by telling normal jokes and I love the irony in it. Makes up for the unfunny factor inherent to them.

Or at least, that's what your mom said last night.

[messiestobjects]

That's not funny at all. My Mom's dead.

[Solnath]

Hey, there are no logical grounds for discriminating against necrophilia. You're just being intolerant against other sexual preferences. I like them without a pulse and I'll keep on doing so, thank you very much.

[messiestobjects]

So, do you also like them without skin or meat? She's been in the ground for a REALLY long time. Also, I doubt she gave you her consent, so you know, necrophilia is actually a form of rape, which I don't think is a sexual preference so much as a good party.

[Solnath]

We prefer the term, "surprise sex," although I suspect you didn't read her will completely where she explicitly gave consent.

[messiestobjects]

Skinless, meatless, and with dubious consent by Will. Wow, you're my kind of dead motherfucker.

By the way Paul V, I get the smart joke thing... I never waste smart jokes on stupid people. But I'm not really talking about people not getting the actual joke so much as people not understanding that I'm trying to be humorous in the first place. Very few people would have understood that me saying "That's not funny at all. My Mom's dead." was intended to be an undercutting response to an obvious mom joke. Even fewer would have continued it beyond the bounds of good taste.

[Solnath]

Good taste? Mmhm, that brings us back to your mother.

Nothing is sacred, nothing is above humour.

[jnpl0011]

Heh heh heh. I like you guys... will you be my friends?

My humor is not really misunderstood as such--it is just abhored by most. I am extremely smart-alleck and acerbic often times and people don't like that. I especially like making fun of my students (both to their faces and behind their backs)... some of them can take it and some can't. I think it also makes people uncomfortable around me because they don't know how I judge them if I am talking about all of these other people the way I do.

[Solnath]

Your friends? What's in it for me?

I.e. is your mom hot?

[messiestobjects]

Ok Scarlet Dreams, now you're just trying to make me horny. Is your mom dead? We could have an awesome hot tub bukkakke party.

[jnpl0011]

Your friends? What's in it for me?

I.e. is your mom hot?

Well, that's what I tell her. Keeps her spirits up, you know.

[Solnath]

Trying?

As for my mother, not yet, but soon. Very soon. But never soon enough. ^_^

Hot tub bukkake? Brother, thou art a genius!

Off-topic, do you recognise the Goodbye Scarlet Dreams reference somehow?

[messiestobjects]

It's a book you wrote?

[Solnath]

What, you've read it?

[messiestobjects]

No, Amazon doesn't have it. Maybe I'll ask your mom for a copy when I see her later.

[Solnath]

Aww, your interest is overwhelming. By the way, be prepared, she knows the Lambda. It feels grrrrrreat!

[messiestobjects]

That's hot. I mean, I don't know what the lambda is, but the idea of you doing your mom is hot. Mine was a close-legged prude.

[Solnath]

Okay, although I said I generally don't tell typical jokes, I'm reminded of this one:

How do you know your sister is menstruating?

[messiestobjects]

When it's Blowjob week?

[Solnath]

When you can taste blood on your father's rooster.

[messiestobjects]

Ah, Dad's cock. Memories.

[Solnath]

Good times indeed. How's your sister, by the way? Does she still do that thing with her tongue?

[messiestobjects]

She's improved. Remember how your sister was always better at it than mine? Yeah, I had her over one night and we demonstrated the proper technique for sis. Now it's nice and tasty. Did you teach your sister that new kneading nutsack thing though? Damn that's awesome, it feels like my balls are still in her.

[Solnath]

No, that was my brother. He learned a lot of things in the Navy.

[banzai]

I've found that people find me hilarious if I will speak in a more obvious manner.

The things that I find deeply humorous usually go over peoples' heads.

[Solnath]

Hahahahaa! Grayscale, that's hilarious.

[Splittet]

Yes, I do. I am always kidding around from different perspectives, but people always seems to be paranoid it is my perspective.

[messiestobjects]

Ok, test joke. How long does it take you to get the punchline?

So this skeleton walks into a bar and orders a beer and a mop...

[Solnath]

See, there isn't enough irony in that. Look:

A pirate stumbles into a bar with a steering wheel attached to his crotch. The barkeeper asks why he has it there.

The pirate replies, "Arr, it's driving me nuts!"

[messiestobjects]

I think the generation of emo kids are killing irony, just like my generation killed earnestness. I was just trying to fit in.

[Solnath]

My generation killed Kennedy. Damn we're good.

[messiestobjects]

Can't your generation kill Bush too? Don't get lazy in your old age.

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By the way, Grayscale, I do find that to be true also. My sense of humor also tends to be extremely subtle... no one ever gets how funny incest and necrophilia can be.

[Solnath]

Old age? We developed time travel.

[The Many]

Can't your generation kill Bush too? Don't get lazy in your old age.

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By the way, Grayscale, I do find that to be true also. My sense of humor also tends to be extremely subtle... no one ever gets how funny incest and necrophilia can be.

You call that funny? Seriously?

I utterly hate people who'll laugh at such cruelties. Just think of the feelings of the poor children, not to mention those grieving the death of a loved one... People like you two who have been laughing about these things in this thread should be tied together and shot against a brick wall with a mortar whilst a fat man masturbates at the sight of it!

(I'll send a gore-flavoured e-cookie to anyone who spots the reference in there :p )

[BlackHawk]

My generation killed Kennedy. Damn we're good.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[The Rose]

Do other INTJ's often find their sense of humor misunderstood?

:embarassed: YES! :huh:

[quentin]

I think the generation of emo kids are killing irony

Nah. Irony died the day Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize.

[Hypomanic]

Can't your generation kill Bush too? Don't get lazy in your old age.

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By the way, Grayscale, I do find that to be true also. My sense of humor also tends to be extremely subtle... no one ever gets how funny incest and necrophilia can be.

:thumbsup:

Heh. Yeah with my humor I try to make it blatant as to what I'm getting at. If I'm not understood then I tend to step back.





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Nah. Irony died the day Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Who?

[quentin]

Richard Nixon's Secretary of State, the guy who masterminded the bombing of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, gave support to Pinochet, and lots of other nefarious deeds. The epitome of the Macheivellian evil mastermind.

[Solnath]

You call that funny? Seriously?

It's not funny; it's hilarious! Though it does get quite boring after a while, always joking about sex, death, torture and whatnot.

That's when I look at kittens.

[thecraig]

I say things sometimes purely for the funny confused look it puts on people's faces. And then I chuckle to myself as they wonder what was so funny (or they think i'm nuts) which just makes me laugh again. I also enjoy telling corny jokes. Oh and there are always the dead baby jokes like... Q: What's red white black and bubbly and claws at the window? A: A baby in a microwave.

[messiestobjects]

It's not funny; it's hilarious! Though it does get quite boring after a while, always joking about sex, death, torture and whatnot.

That's when I look at kittens.

Hey Solnath, you like Kittens? And I already know what a fine sense of humor you have. May I suggest you pay a visit to Discouragement Kitten (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)? I have a feeling you'll love her.

[quentin]

A little bit back I posted a notice on my city's local web forum advertising an anarchists' convention.

Location: anywhere
Time: whenever
Topics up for discussion: whatever

I received several e-mails from people who actually took it seriously. "So, where exactly is this meeting going to take place? Can you give me directions?"

[Caramel]

:D! 'Location: anywhere. Time: whenever. Topics: Whatever.' Hilarious :D


People are really shocked at my jokes. I make sharp comments or be really direct about something, or I make myself the center of a joke, the things people don't expect from girls.

For example, once I was visiting a friend who has a appartment in a 11 story student building.. you know, old, dusty, rusty, shared kitchen and badroom, and personal hygiene isn't so much a personal matter anymore..heh.

Some friends of his just came out of the shower, and one of them was only wearing a towel. So I was enjoying the sight untill they noticed me. Oi, a girl! "Oh I'm so terribly sorry! Am I wearing too little?".

"No. Too much."

Well, I had to hear that for over a month..

[jnpl0011]

I have heard (and this is my experience as well) that INTJs have a hard time communicating over the internet because their humor is often misunderstood and the real gist of what they are saying is often lost. Since people cannot read us over the internet, our dry wit is often misinterpreted. I have gotten into many fights with people I know when we were chatting on the internet just because I made a sarcastic remark and the other person could not see the devilish grin on my face.

[The Rose]

I have heard (and this is my experience as well) that INTJs have a hard time communicating over the internet because their humor is often misunderstood and the real gist of what they are saying is often lost. Since people cannot read us over the internet, our dry wit is often misinterpreted. I have gotten into many fights with people I know when we were chatting on the internet just because I made a sarcastic remark and the other person could not see the devilish grin on my face.Yeah. That's when those emoticons come in handy. :)

[messiestobjects]

I have heard (and this is my experience as well) that INTJs have a hard time communicating over the internet because their humor is often misunderstood and the real gist of what they are saying is often lost. Since people cannot read us over the internet, our dry wit is often misinterpreted. I have gotten into many fights with people I know when we were chatting on the internet just because I made a sarcastic remark and the other person could not see the devilish grin on my face.

Yes, this happens to me all of the time. I guess that the gist of my original post here should have included that I was primarily speaking of internet humor gone awry... I think our acerbic brand of humor doesn't always go well face to face, either, however. I believe an INTJ's humor tends to stem from their critical observations of things, and other people tend to interpret that as though we're making a personal dig just to be mean spirited. Really, we're just observant and critical, as is our wont, and our humor... other people don't like it always.

[rocksteady]

oh man, this thread is ripe for some dead baby jokes, those go over well with my INTJ brother, and his punk rock friends, but i've never heard anyone recite one in polite company, lol

also, my ability to take everything lightly also is confused with a lack of compassion. I think it is best to laugh about serious situations, but a lot of people do not like that!!!





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Oh and there are always the dead baby jokes like... Q: What's red white black and bubbly and claws at the window? A: A baby in a microwave.

ahh , i skimmed past this! nice!

i got one -

Q:what's the difference between a pile of bowling balls and a pile of dead babies?

A: You can't stick a pitchfork in a pile of bowling balls!

;D

[Ribcakes]

I say things sometimes purely for the funny confused look it puts on people's faces. And then I chuckle to myself as they wonder what was so funny (or they think i'm nuts) which just makes me laugh again.

i also do this
me and my non-INTJ friend get a kick out of doing that

[messiestobjects]

also, my ability to take everything lightly also is confused with a lack of compassion. I think it is best to laugh about serious situations, but a lot of people do not like that!!!

Yes! Good point. I think that it's important to laugh at serious situations. Taking everything lightly sometimes seems like the best, if not the only way to deal with many situations, and while that may not be solely an INTJ trait, I think it's common among us and that combined with aforementioned critical eye are another reason why our humor is oft met with horror and offense. I don't think that most people realize that laughter and compassion are not mutually exclusive.

How do you make a dead baby float?


With ice cream and a blender!

[Booko]

Nah. Irony died the day Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize.

So true. If he'd been SecState in a country we disapproved of, he'd have been called a war criminal.

[quentin]

This one never fails to horrify and make people laugh at the same time.

Q: What's an Arkansas girl say when she loses her virginity?

A: "Get off, Daddy, you're crushing my smokes!"





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Note: joke must be delivered in a twangy redneck accent for maximum effect.

PPS: can substitute Arkansas with Alabama, Kentucky, Alaska, West Virginia, Newfoundland, Tasmania, Eastern Siberia, etc.

[elsdfr]

I sometimes find myself saying "Umm, that was a joke" if it wasn't directed at anyone as sometimes my jokes can kill conversation.

I'm always more careful than I used to be. Some take it completely the wrong way. I often find myself doing it to weed people out so to speak. These days I do it to see if I can push people I've recently met further and maybe find another critic in the crowd.

I like it when others see it for what it is. That said though its usually not directed at them. The people who chuckle but don't retort are usually worth something I find. Like a recent outing with my sisters BF who is rather quiet and we've hardly spoken but there is a known respect we have just because of things like this.

One friend mentioned that they thought I did it to point out that I thought a conversation was pointless which is why some people are insulted. They are right to an extent as I suppose I just want to change the subject or hit something that I think is concrete. This is usually during very E moments.

I often consider it just a friendly way of making a point to be honest.

[Obstinate]

I think everyone thinks I'm too serious. No idea though.

[BadMojo]

Thankfully I have two friends whom I share a very crude and dark form of humour with. Unfortunately, I use that humour around "normal" people sometimes. One time when I was presenting a project, I used my sarcastic humour, and people didn't get it, and thought that I meant; that it was okay to verbally abuse and hit children. (I don't think it's okay btw!)
So my presentation turned into 30 minutes of my fellow students telling me about the consequences of those actions, while I tried to explain that it was a joke. :irked:

[Pinkie]

Yeah, people never get my humour. A lot of my references are a bit obscure, and I can never quite work out whether I derive more entertainment from my original joke, or watching everyone else trying to figure it out and wondering whether to laugh or not.

[Oica]

Sometimes I feel the need to work on making my sarcasm.. a bit more obvious. That or there is a problem with the people i'm sarcastic toward
>_>
<_<

[Maitri1970]

I completely understand about others finding your humor mean or sarcastic. I frequently have to preface my humor with "I have a sarcastic sense of humor". My roommate is another INTJ and it's SO wonderful to have someone who enjoys my sense of humor!

[miaow]

I have this problem. It's not that people don't understand my jokes, it's that they don't understand that I'm joking in the first place. They think I'm being mean, or reactionary. I just think that nothing is funnier than trying to see if I can push somebody's buttons. I also think it's funny when people try to push mine.

However, I've found that most people tend to react badly when you pick on their foibles in this manner. It's weird to me, because I think it's especially hilarious when it happens to me. It gets even funnier when you can get a good back and forth going.

I loled that is so like me, i love to see how far i can push someone. Though noone understands why i am like this.
Does anyone know what type of person INTJ are most like to fall out with??
I know one guy who really ticks me off but at the same time i love to piss him off too and watch his try piss me off. Its quite fun

[Truth]

I find that people rarely understand my humor and often think I am not funny. I tell a joke and its as if my timing is completely off. My husband sometimes points out that I am funny at times when I don't intend to be funny. It's really wierd. I say something and people fall over themselves laughing. Then I'm like was that funny and everyone is looking at me like I'm crazy? Most people say I remind them of Data from star trek. Always blank faced when they tell a joke. "was that a funny"? is my motto. :stunned:

Also there are very few jokes that I'm sinsitive to. However, racist jokes used to get a reaction out of me. It's strange. Had an incident once with on a chat where a guy made a joke pertaining to race and I got upset. Then I thought about it and I could definitely see how it wasn't ill intended because of my propensity to joke about things others are easily offended at. I had to forgive him and move on. Now the racist jokes don't bother me at all.:cry:

[thod]

Q: How do you know when you sister is on her period?
A: Your dads dick tastes funny.


Oh no, that man must be advocating incest !!. Perhaps its funny because it is in such bad taste (no reference) and brings up a taboo subject.

[Sylvanus]

Hey, there are no logical grounds for discriminating against necrophilia. You're just being intolerant against other sexual preferences. I like them without a pulse and I'll keep on doing so, thank you very much.

Ahhh, necrophilia. Where love is just a curling iron and a jar of vaseline away...

[LordHawk]

Don't forget the classic: Whats funnier then a dead baby? A dead baby in a clown suit.

[Antares]

I link impossibly random things :) "You look like youve just swallowed a particle accelerator!" [blank look] I explain the particle accelerator. [/blank look]

[buoin]

This thead is hilarious :lovestruck:

I think that when you have an audience (be it close friend, another INTJ or...) that actually gets your humor, and one frail person who can't understand it. You can get a lot of reactions and continue on with the joke even if it isn't funny to most. I find it even more funny when its stale, straight and dry humor that tends to throw people off. Continue on with the joke even if nobody gets it...really gets at me. I find myself laughing at it but I tend to calm it down because most will get offended.

Morbid, taboo jokes are always more funny because one isn't supposed to mention that to others. It isn't supposed to be funny, and life is supposed to not be like that. I had to learn to keep that low profile and now I think only my wife and few select friends really get those sick twisted jokes (either about myself or at others...regardless who that person is).

I also think that it isn't so much as being cruel to others but riding off those jokes is more entertaining then worrying about what others think of your "at times" sick, twisted INTJ sense of humor. :book:

[MixISTJandINTJ]

When I'm in a good mood I can be really humurous

[Rei]

People either think I'm morbid or arrogant when I find jokes in random things.
Maybe I really am, and my joking just reflects that... but really. It's sad when people don't share your sense of humour...

[oppugno1215]

I think this has to be the greatest thread ever. I also find the most morose subjects absolutely hilarious, but cannot even manage a smile at jokes. I don't say much, but usually when I do I'm sardonic, which makes everyone around me burst into laughter. I can't really explain what's so funny, but apparently my words encourage giggles.

By the way, those necrophiliac comments were amazing. Now, that is comedy.

[JTG]

I have heard (and this is my experience as well) that INTJs have a hard time communicating over the internet because their humor is often misunderstood and the real gist of what they are saying is often lost. Since people cannot read us over the internet, our dry wit is often misinterpreted. I have gotten into many fights with people I know when we were chatting on the internet just because I made a sarcastic remark and the other person could not see the devilish grin on my face.

YES!

Geez i can't tell you how misunderstood i am on the internet. There are even people who hate me cause they think i'm the hugest asshole to walk the planet. It's so bad i get depressed, then go home and cut myself while crying and listening to hawthorne

edit for funsies:

Q: Why do you put a baby in the blender feet first?
A: So you can hear it scream

Q: What's worse than finding two dead babies in a trash can?
A: Finding one dead baby in two trash cans

Q: What's Michael Jackson's favorite thing about twenty eight year olds?
A: There's twenty of them!

(this one works only when spoken, not typed... homophones ftw)
Q: What did the lady say to Michael Jackson at the beach?
A: Excuse me, you're in my son

[AgentofGaming]

This may sound sad, but I steal my Computer Science Professors' jokes.

I've seen this one a lot from them "There are 10 kinds of people. Those that understand binary and those that don't"

When I try to make funny jokes they just end up too random or weird.

[Rei]

This may sound sad, but I steal my Computer Science Professors' jokes.

I've seen this one a lot from them "There are 10 kinds of people. Those that understand binary and those that don't"

When I try to make funny jokes they just end up too random or weird.

I steal my prof's jokes too... but less challenging to understand than ones the ones you have.
Of course that could just be because I'm computer illiterate.

[AgentofGaming]

I steal my prof's jokes too... but less challenging to understand than ones the ones you have.
Of course that could just be because I'm computer illiterate.
Professors can make good role models, each one is different and you can copy their traits.

I've been using computers before I was 4, but the problem is my parents make jokes like "Why don't you marry your computer?" or "machine guy" (translate this to Cantonese to understand) or "just go play yourself until you're full, don't bother eating"

Now those are bad jokes; they don't make sense.:rolleyes:

Anyone heard this one? [chemistry]
Why did the bear dissolve in the water?

He was a polar bear.

[Rei]

Professors can make good role models, each one is different and you can copy their traits.

I've been using computers before I was 4, but the problem is my parents make jokes like "Why don't you marry your computer?" or "machine guy" (translate this to Cantonese to understand) or "just go play yourself until you're full, don't bother eating"

Now those are bad jokes; they don't make sense.:rolleyes:

Anyone heard this one? [chemistry]
Why did the bear dissolve in the water?

He was a polar bear.

How the heck do people start playing computers since before they were 4? :suspicious:
I was doing the traditional colouring book, cassette tapes, children's encyclopedia, educational TV.
I didn't get into computer games till I was around 8... and that was "magic school bus" games.

Chemistry joke:
LOL
That's so lame... and yet, so good.

[AgentofGaming]

How the heck do people start playing computers since before they were 4? :suspicious:
I was doing the traditional colouring book, cassette tapes, children's encyclopedia, educational TV.
I didn't get into computer games till I was around 8... and that was "magic school bus" games.

Chemistry joke:
LOL
That's so lame... and yet, so good.
around 4 but... if you can walk, talk and think that's enough. My mom used to leave the computer on to simulate her city and I'd go and quit it without saving and play my own. Floppy disks were 5" back then, I also liked trains and wanted to be a locomotive engineer.

I stole that chemistry joke off the valedictorian's speech.

I think the funniest jokes/pranks I play these days are the online pretending to be a stranger around my friends. RL pranks, I tend to have a trouble, especially when they ask "Really?" and I say "yes I'm serious" then when they are about to do it, I burst into laughter ruining the whole thing.
Holding in the subtle smile is kind of hard.

[Ace1337]

People don't usually get my irony and dark humour, except a couple of my closest friends.

[thod]

Q - What do you call a man with no arms or legs in a swimming pool?
A - Bob.

Oh that must be horrible.
Yea, but he is bobbing up and down so you call him bob.
But having no arms and legs is not nice, you should dive in and save him.
No you dont understand, its got nothing to do with his problem or your actions.
Well it makes me feel bad just to imagine it.
Never mind.

[snoogit]

I'm more prone to say off the wall things to people then anything else.

I only really know ONE person who gets the idea when I'm joking. Most people just shrug and say this about me: "You just never know how to interpret what he is saying! I can't tell if hes joking or being serious half the time."

Although I try to stay on the cutting edge of humor. Whenever I hear a joke, in many cases I've heard it before. It's rare when I hear a new joke from a co-worker or family member.

[JTG]

How about this one. Does anybody other than me here ever give completely inappropriate answers to questions, or make such statements in general? I mean like somebody asks where the coffee is and i tell them "thanks, i've had it maybe a week but i'm still getting used to it"

I dunno, i find it funny, but that's mostly because the other people often don't get it. I kinda chuckle inside at their glassy, confused glare.

[Uytuun]

How about this one. Does anybody other than me here ever give completely inappropriate answers to questions, or make such statements in general?

It happens. My ESTP brother does it more often, though.

I tend to surround myself with people that can appreciate my humour, so I can't really complain about that.

[Sylvanus]

YES!


Q: Why do you put a baby in the blender feet first?
A: So you can hear it scream



Q: Why do you put a baby in a blender head first?
A: So you can see it kick like this. (Simulate kicking action with your hands.)

[asongforgrace]

It's fun to say odd things and watch people's reactions - you get all sorts of strange side-looks from people who aren't sure whether you're quite normal, and a couple of people who know you might grin.
Example; we were discussing the merits of merino wool thermal clothing, mostly the comments were 'it's pretty cool hey, the technology must be impressive'
me: "sheep are awesome"
..made me grin at least :)

[lordrrr]

I find it quite hilarious to piss others off :thumbsup:

[hongi]

Q - What do you call a man with no arms or legs in a swimming pool?
A - Bob.

What do you call a man with no arms or legs with 8 kids?

Dick

[jesse]

My closest inner circle of friends and acquaintances tend to pick up on my humor, but it does certainly seem as if the majority of people are lost when I use irony or in the case of dark humor. Especially new acquaintances seem rather baffled and uncomfortable, possibly because you cannot read my emotions when I tell jokes or humorous observations.

Heck, sometimes when some people are constantly out of the loop with my sense of humor, I will have a laugh at their expense.

It does annoy me that my humor is misunderstood. I like to challenge perceptions and play with fire, but still. It's just humor!

[dori]

How the heck do people start playing computers since before they were 4? :suspicious:

my little one is 3, he can do all sorts on the pc especially find himself games to play. first thing he does at nursery is turn on their pc. ;)

humor: the only person i can have a really good belly laugh with is my dad, every body else just gets an "eh" look and i think oh dear was that one foot or two?

[Jesseh]

Yeah, unfortunately. o_O I'm a bit morbid and overly sarcastic (and no one can tell because I have a flat voice and am expressionless). People think I'm seriously crazy sometimes. *ponders*

[nonentropic]

i'm just plain not understood (period)... but, regarding humor...many times what others find funny i do not. this may be an even worse curse. ya know?

[Beery Swine]

In a word, yes.

[spittingvenom]

..i think because my boss didn't understand my sense of humor. My good friend also worked with me at the job (he started before I did). Everyone was intrigued by our friendship because he was a quiet, private guy. When his internship was done, they sent around a card to wish him well. I wrote on the card "Good riddance, Loser. I hope I never see your ass again!"....he thought it was hilarious....they didn't get it. There was a small controversy about whether a new card should be bought. I still haven't learned my lesson.

[elsdfr]

Dry and ironic... oh and badly timed comments go down a treat with some! (I like to break the tension when I can) ;)

I'm also hopeless at telling jokes. I don't do it often but when I've tried it usually comes out badly.

Reminds me of one I heard the other day.

Q: Why'd the Homosexual cross the road?

A: His dick was stuck in the Chicken.

You get some good reactions with that one.

[Caesar]

Something I've found that seems like INTJ humor to me :thumbsup:



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1. I always wanted to have someone, someone to love. And now that you've come into my life...
(Inside card) - I've changed my mind.

2. I must admit, you brought religion into my life...
(Inside card) - I never believed in Hell until I met you.

3. As the days go by, I think how lucky I am....
(Inside card) - That you're not here to ruin it for me ..

4. Congratulations on your promotion. Before you go....
(Inside card) - Will you take the knife from my back? You'll probably need it again.

5. Happy Birthday! You look great for your age....
(Inside card) - Almost lifelike!

6. When we were together, you said you'd die for me...
(Inside card) - Now we've broken up, I think it's time to keep your promise.

7. Congratulations on your new bundle of joy....
(Inside card) - Did you ever find out who the father was?

8. You are such a good friend. If we were on a sinking ship and there was only one life jacket...
(Inside card) - I'd miss you terribly and think of you often .

9. Your friends and I wanted to do something special for your birthday...
(Inside card) - So we're having you put to sleep.

10. Looking back over the years that we have been together, I can't help but wonder.....
(Inside card) - What the hell was I thinking

11. I'm so miserable without you...
(Inside card) - It's almost like you're still here.

12. Thank you for being part of my life.....
(Inside card) - I never knew what evil was until I met you!

13. Congratulations on your wedding day!
(Inside card) - Too bad no one likes your husband.

14. How can I say this....
(Inside card) - Your cooking kills me

15. Hooray.....
(Inside card) - You're divorced.

16. I just want you to know that I'm sorry for what happened...
(Inside card) - Especially since you survived.

17. Congrats on getting married...
(Inside card) - It's not everyday you decide to ruin your life.

18. Someday I hope to marry...
(inside card) - Someone other than you.

19. We have been friends for a very long time...
(inside card) - What do you say we stop?

[azelismia]

Something I've found that seems like INTJ humor to me :thumbsup:



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Those are funny, but they remind me of Every Enfp I've ever known.

[Uberfuhrer]

My sense of humor has gotten me into trouble quite a few times. My mother tells me it's very dark and weird.

[anul]

I remember when I was young, I was watching What's Eating Gilbert Grape. There was a part when a man drowned in a kiddie pool. I laughed hysterically, and everyone in the room looked at me like I was crazy. It was a very strange moment.

[Caesar]

Those are funny, but they remind me of Every Enfp I've ever known.

Ah, perhaps, perhaps.....I meant dark humor in general, and, admittedly, while those jokes may fit into that category (however barely), they're probably not quite dark enough

[LionsPride]

I remember when I was young, I was watching What's Eating Gilbert Grape. There was a part when a man drowned in a kiddie pool. I laughed hysterically, and everyone in the room looked at me like I was crazy. It was a very strange moment.

While watching Mr & Mrs Smith and I laughed out loud in the theatre (I have a very loud and distinctive laugh) during the scene where he's kicking her. NO ONE else in the entire theatre laughed (including my friends). I don't know if I got a dud theatre group or what, but I left the show wondering if I was the only one who thought it was a comedy.

[Caesar]

LOL!!!!
That reminds me of myself laughing out while watching The Ring. ;)

[kubrickfan]

Hello I'm new here, so I'm sorry if I cut into the conversation already in progress...

BUT...

OMG YES!! For crying outloud, this girl started avoiding me over it! I had to pull friend's legs to find out what the hell was wrong, and they were like, "Well she doesn't your humor."
"That's stupid." and that was that.


Just to add to that conversation I interupted.
I loved the part where the chick comes out of the tv. That... was... brilliant! I was rolling with excitment that was freakin' neat.

[Elfrun]

People take me seriously - how ridiculous it that ;D


[insert rant]IT'S CALLED SARCASM YOU DUNCE, IF IT SOUNDS ABSURD AND PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE I’M SIMPLY SHOWING YOU YOUR QUESTION DOES NOT WARRANT A SERIOUS THOUGHTFUL ANSWER, STOP STEALING MY OXYGEN! S-A-R-C-A-S-M... LOOK IT UP[end rant]


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Love it :thumbsup:

Wanna go into the greeting card business together?

[szaxazs]

I have this problem. It's not that people don't understand my jokes, it's that they don't understand that I'm joking in the first place. They think I'm being mean, or reactionary. I just think that nothing is funnier than trying to see if I can push somebody's buttons. I also think it's funny when people try to push mine.
Even if it doesn't happen all the time, I have the same problem too.
When saying it doesn't happen all the time, I mean it doesn't happen all the time with people in real life to whom I have told that I am joking indeed when I start pushing buttons, and to whom I have confessed that I would actually like it if they even tried to push mine (even though for some reason they never do).

Yesterday this non-understanding costed me an infraction.:)
May be we shouldn't joke at all.
Here, I got an infraction. Somewhere in real life, something worse might have happened.

[ssrprotege]

People take me seriously - how ridiculous it that ;D


[insert rant]IT'S CALLED SARCASM YOU DUNCE, IF IT SOUNDS ABSURD AND PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE I’M SIMPLY SHOWING YOU YOUR QUESTION DOES NOT WARRANT A SERIOUS THOUGHTFUL ANSWER, STOP STEALING MY OXYGEN! S-A-R-C-A-S-M... LOOK IT UP[end rant]

:laugh:

The problem with me is that, I can zone out any time, so even though you insult me, I may be in the another world. Hence, I won't even have time to take it seriously!!!

Lol joking. But if one considers the context, it will be obvious whether you are using sarcasm or not, right?

Wait, that's not an ESFP, it's more INTx. Darn!





ssrprotege added to this post, 39 minutes and 14 seconds later...

My humours generally are not misunderstood, rather they are not understood. My humours/jokes are full of analogies, and I usually incorporate scientific knowledge, such as threshold frequency, black hole, ligands, etc.

[major757league]

Throughout my whole life my mom has told me I'm not funny but I was a class clown for some years and even then a handful of people always told me I wasn't funny so I guess its jus who's listenin. For the record if the right person is listenin I'm HILARIOUS!

[MrEPenguin]

It really depends on if I'm with people that have similarly jacked up senses of humor or not. I have a very British sense of humor that many Americans and my peers don't "get". I'm convinced that most people are incapable of understanding irony or the really whacked out stuff that I find hilarious. It doesn't bother me though. I like what I like and thats all that matters. :cool:

[Max]

I am very very sarcastic and sometimes I will make jokes that sound completely serious, and when people don't realize that they're jokes I get exasperated.

I've joked about people dying before. Once I told my cousin that my brother was dead and he called his mom and almost had her in tears (I didn't know about that until afterwards). It wasn't until after they said they were gonna call my mom that I told them it was just a joke. Needless to say, they didn't find it very funny.

I also love to watch people fall down. Nothing makes me laugh harder than seeing someone tripping down the stairs. Sometimes when I'm bored I will make up scenarios in my head (most of which involve people falling down) until I laugh out loud. People give me funny looks when I do that.


I've been told by people that I have a very 'twisted' sense on humor and that I am not funny at all. I usually don't get laughed at unless I'm trying to be serious.

[szaxazs]

I also love to watch people fall down. Nothing makes me laugh harder than seeing someone tripping down the stairs.

You can't imagine how many videos I have seen on youtube with people hurting themselves!:laugh:

For some reason, the best laughs I ever had, were because I have seen people hurting themselves, or others.

When I see someone absolutely perfectly falling down, I laugh for about 10 minutes, and my current record is about 20. People falling down are surely one of the most funny things you can see.

But the real fun is when someone falls in real life, hurts himself and screams in pain, others will go around the poor man to see if he is alright, but I will be nearby laughing my ass off! Then I will try to keep my laughter, and go to see if he is ok, only to continue laughing once he tells us he is.

Maybe we are sick inhumane bastards!
Yippe.

[TheReal]

lol, I love watching people fall down! I must share this vid with you all.
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I will be chilling with 4 of my friends and I will make a quick sarcastic joke about something were watching. My intj friend will laugh, and we will usually get a laugh attack or something while my other friends look at us and are like.... "WTF?? what is so funny??". And I try to explain it, but they just don't get it.

[Elfrun]

I have an INTJ friend who, like you guys, finds people hurting themselves hilarious and claims there's nothing funnier. She would be in fits of laughter on the ground after watching that clip.

When I see things like that I really cringe, once recovered I can do nothing but scowl. I just don't get the humour.

Is it typical for INTJ's to laugh at pain? Do most people here find it funny?

[LionsPride]

I don't find people in pain funny. Well, that's not entirely true. If it's a surreal sort of situation, a "wow, you don't see that every day" sort of instance, I feel torn between laughing and showing concern for them.

[emanon]

I don't find people in pain funny. Well, that's not entirely true. If it's a surreal sort of situation, a "wow, you don't see that every day" sort of instance, I feel torn between laughing and showing concern for them.

That's pretty much exactly my stance.

[tp6626]

I have a story that may interest you.

I was sitting on a bus a few years ago, going from Uni to the railway station. It passes a blind school. The bus stopped to pick up a guy with a white stick, and the driver opened the door. The guy wasn't aligned correctly with the door, so the driver directed "right a little". The guy stepped to his right and walked directly into the side of the bus with a thud. The driver then said "oh, that'd be your left, sorry".

Now, sitting near the front of the bus, and having a very good view of that situation, I found the whole mix up hilareous!!! Nothing nasty or anything, I know the guy had a disability, but something just got me going and I had a grin on my face for quite a while. Think it might have been something to do with the dim-wittedness of the driver for trying to be helpful, but confusing left and right for someone stood opposite.

Anyway, no one else on the bus laughed, and I got scowls from a few of them. I did find it very funny though, even if it is strange to do so! :)

[Stella Mira]

When I see things like that I really cringe, once recovered I can do nothing but scowl. I just don't get the humour.

Is it typical for INTJ's to laugh at pain? Do most people here find it funny?

No, not really. I guess because I'm an empathetic INTJ. Is that an oxymoron? :-P Or rather, I always imagine myself going through the situation.

[Elfrun]

I have a story that may interest you.

I was sitting on a bus a few years ago, going from Uni to the railway station. It passes a blind school. The bus stopped to pick up a guy with a white stick, and the driver opened the door. The guy wasn't aligned correctly with the door, so the driver directed "right a little". The guy stepped to his right and walked directly into the side of the bus with a thud. The driver then said "oh, that'd be your left, sorry".

Now, sitting near the front of the bus, and having a very good view of that situation, I found the whole mix up hilareous!!! Nothing nasty or anything, I know the guy had a disability, but something just got me going and I had a grin on my face for quite a while. Think it might have been something to do with the dim-wittedness of the driver for trying to be helpful, but confusing left and right for someone stood opposite.

Anyway, no one else on the bus laughed, and I got scowls from a few of them. I did find it very funny though, even if it is strange to do so! :)

Yeah, see I find that funny, as long as no one gets hurt, I get the humour in a misunderstanding - In fact I'm still laughing now picturing the events! ;D

Good to know I'm not alone.





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No, not really. I guess because I'm an empathetic INTJ. Is that an oxymoron? :-P Or rather, I always imagine myself going through the situation.

I believe most INTJ's are empathetic, we just don't share emotion easily ;)

[TheReal]

When I see things like that I really cringe, once recovered I can do nothing but scowl. I just don't get the humour.

Is it typical for INTJ's to laugh at pain? Do most people here find it funny?

I don't find simple pain funny. Somebody just getting stabbed isn't funny to me. I think INTJ's enjoy seeing people fall off of high horses (even if it is a handicapped person). While other types view that as a bad thing. And this specific enjoyment is fulfilled subconsciously when we see someones image being destroyed in less than 3 seconds.

Does that make sense?

[Caesar]

I don't find people in pain funny. Well, that's not entirely true. If it's a surreal sort of situation, a "wow, you don't see that every day" sort of instance, I feel torn between laughing and showing concern for them.

Same here, pretty much. And I suppose the 'fun' decreases as the subject's pain increases (although I can think of examples where that's not necessarily true.....such as people just doing dumb stuff and ending up hurting themselves [hopefully not too seriously]).

[Elfrun]

I don't find simple pain funny. Somebody just getting stabbed isn't funny to me. I think INTJ's enjoy seeing people fall off of high horses (even if it is a handicapped person). While other types view that as a bad thing. And this specific enjoyment is fulfilled subconsciously when we see someones image being destroyed in less than 3 seconds.

Does that make sense?

Kinda-ish :undecided: I guess the difference for me is someone actually getting hurt. Like the title of the clip says she slips and breaks her ankle, see that on its own sends chills down my spine.

I agree seeing someone embarrassed or even humiliated in the right circumstances can result in a hilarious turn of events. But the pain? I don’t know, this may be something I’ll never fully understand.

Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with people finding pain funny (as long as they don't inflict it) I just don't see the humour. I guess I automatically visualise the pain myself. Maybe I'm too empathetic, might have to change back to ENFP ;)

[ssrprotege]

Maybe I'm too empathetic, might have to change back to ENFP ;)

Let's say you are an balanced, well-developed INTJ (or ENFP?) :). You know what, I already wished you to change back to ENFP (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.). :mellow:

[ssrprotege]

I have a story that may interest you.

I was sitting on a bus a few years ago, going from Uni to the railway station. It passes a blind school. The bus stopped to pick up a guy with a white stick, and the driver opened the door. The guy wasn't aligned correctly with the door, so the driver directed "right a little". The guy stepped to his right and walked directly into the side of the bus with a thud. The driver then said "oh, that'd be your left, sorry".

Now, sitting near the front of the bus, and having a very good view of that situation, I found the whole mix up hilareous!!! Nothing nasty or anything, I know the guy had a disability, but something just got me going and I had a grin on my face for quite a while. Think it might have been something to do with the dim-wittedness of the driver for trying to be helpful, but confusing left and right for someone stood opposite.

Anyway, no one else on the bus laughed, and I got scowls from a few of them. I did find it very funny though, even if it is strange to do so! :)

Yep, I know that's funny, as it represents, imho, the absurd elements of society. Again, as Trinity said, no one got hurt, so that's great! :thumbsup:

[tyrantofthought]

All the freaking time. I'll give a little chuckle and think 'oh shit, people probably just thought I was laughing at that, which would be bad, when I'm actually laughing at this other part'.

Its gotten people to momentarily not like me, even despise me, but if its obvious they misunderstand I try to tell them, or hint that I was laughing at a different thing/different way.