Hi Ishan, Comedy is a skill. It doesn't matter how old someone is, but it does require the person have insight into what makes people laugh and what many people will find funny. Its a skill, and if a person has it people will laugh at their jokes.
I suspect joking around comes naturally to Phil, and he has a lot of practice at it. He has frequently posted jokes to the list over the years, and some were funnier than others. Either way it is something he has practiced at, and has gotten a feel for what people here like and don't like in terms of humor. As to why your joke failed I can think of several reasons, but one of them is a communication issue. English isn't your native language, you don't speak it very well, so if you don't have a good grasp of the language you won't necessarily know how to use irony, puns, and other lingual nuances to make your message sound funny. Another reason it failed is certain aspects of the joke came off silly rather than funny. For instance, a 404 is an error for a page not found which has absolutely nothing in the world to do with computer games. So by making a 404 error into some sort of boss or enemy it was just lame rather than funny. There are other things that were equally lame, but the point is nobody laughed because it wasn't funny. Maybe you thought it was funny, but nobody else did. Sorry, but you might want to learn more about western humor before trying another joke Plus I might point out when it comes to comedy a lot of jokes are only funny for certain cultures. Someone might be considered to be extremely funny in his own country, go to another country, and the people there will find his jokes boring because they do not connect with it. Either that or the joke might be offensive to some people if it is about them or can be taken in an offensive way. The quickest way to kill a joke is to say something offensive which you did in your 404 joke about me, and apparently I am not the only person who felt that way. On 10/9/14, ishan dhami <[email protected]> wrote: > a person who is forty or fifty > tried a joke and a young man also. but people appreciate and laugh at > the older one > Why? > Thanks > Ishan --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
