Do Astro People Have a Sense of Humour

[rainwatcher (Peter)]

Hi all, i would like to ask if you think you have a sense of humour and what you think of your fellow astro nuts.

[astroron (Ron)]

I voted Yes to both
But Bah Humbug!!! not another b***** Poll.
Cheers

[AstralTraveller (David)]

How could you be an astronomer and not have a sense of humour?? I mean, there are so many times that if you didn't laugh you'd cry. Take last Saturday for instance. I set up the scope and camera about 10 because it looked to be clearing. By the time I finished it was 100% cloud. When it started to clear again at 12 I dragged my desktop computer out too (I don't own a laptop). I then stood around until 2.30 looking at cloud. And if there was another eclipse next week I'd do it all again. You have to laugh.

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

I have a Medium sense of humour not a strong one but it takes alot for me to laugh out loud

[TrevorW]

I have a twisted wicked sense of humour (very liberal/open minded) but I sometimes have doubts about other people, sometimes IMO they take things to seriously and lifes too short for that.

names withheld to protect the innocent

[sjastro]

People with a sense of humour should consult an ophthalmologist.

Steven

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by TrevorW

I have a twisted wicked sense of humour (very liberal/open minded) but I sometimes have doubts about other people, sometimes IMO they take things to seriously and lifes too short for that.

names withheld to protect the innocent

Everyone has their own sense of humour. Maybe not everyone thinks the same things are funny that you do. Now there's a thought... Let's not generalise, as some of us tend to, on people's sensibilities - everyone's different. For example I rarely, if ever, saw a smile on my father's face or a laugh come from him - yet he was one of the very funniest people I ever knew. Too dry for most, they simply couldn't see it. He thought that was funny in itself.

Are those who laugh more often are often just more easily amused? If you laugh easily at slapstick humour does that indicate a strong sense? It bores me to tears, but I find the utterly ridiculous (read - ridiculous, not idiotic) side-splitting - the Three Stooges vs Monty Python a case in point.

[Baddad (Marty)]

A person without a sense of humour is like a wagon without springs. It feels every jolt on the road of life.

AND one from Winston Churchhill;

A joke is a very serious thing.

I do have a strong valency to people who like to laugh. I assume that places me in the catagory of strong sense of humour.

The girls at the local IGA supermarket or the bank start laughing as soon as they see me walk in the door. ( They are laughing with me)

Cheers

[TrevorW]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

Everyone has their own sense of humour. Maybe not everyone thinks the same things are funny that you do. Now there's a thought... Don't generalise, as you tend to, on people's sensibilities - everyone's different. For example I rarely, if ever, saw a smile on my father's face or a laugh come from him - yet he was one of the very funniest people I ever knew. Too dry for most, they simply couldn't see it. He thought that was funny in itself.

Isn't that what I generalised

[ZeroID (Brent)]

If I didn't laugh I'd have to cry ...and that ain't no fun at all.

[telemarker (Keith)]

No.

[GeoffW1 (Geoff)]

Originally Posted by sjastro

People with a sense of humour should consult an ophthalmologist.

Steven

That's a brittle sense of humor

[sjastro]

Originally Posted by GeoffW1

That's a brittle sense of humor

My ophthalmologist told me she wanted to talk to me about my aqueous humour, I told her I don't tell jokes under water.

Fortunately she laughed.

Regards

Steven

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by sjastro

My ophthalmologist told me she wanted to talk to me about my aqueous humour, I told her I don't tell jokes under water.

Fortunately she laughed.

Regards

Steven

You're lucky. It could have ended like Trev's avatar.

[TrevorW]

be careful with that stick you may poke an .... out

[GeoffW1 (Geoff)]

Originally Posted by sjastro

My ophthalmologist told me she wanted to talk to me about my aqueous humour, I told her I don't tell jokes under water.

Fortunately she laughed.

Regards

Steven

Mine told me my vitreous humor was very good

[bloodhound31]

None that I am aware of.

[mill (Martin)]

Someone please explain to me what this thing called humor is but tell it in a humorous way because it is funny to be told that humor should not be explained

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Some of the posts i read here on ISS tell me not all have a sense of humor.

Which in turn make me laugh.

Cheers

[sheeny (Al)]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

Everyone has their own sense of humour.

I don't. I have someone else's.

Originally Posted by Omaroo

Maybe not everyone thinks the same things are funny that you do. Now there's a thought... Let's not generalise, as some of us tend to, on people's sensibilities - everyone's different. For example I rarely, if ever, saw a smile on my father's face or a laugh come from him - yet he was one of the very funniest people I ever knew. Too dry for most, they simply couldn't see it. He thought that was funny in itself.

Are those who laugh more often are often just more easily amused? If you laugh easily at slapstick humour does that indicate a strong sense? It bores me to tears, but I find the utterly ridiculous (read - ridiculous, not idiotic) side-splitting - the Three Stooges vs Monty Python a case in point.

Nothing wrong with a bit of thinking man's humour! ...and yes, without a sense of humour in astronomy, you'd slit your wrists way too often.

Al.