I’ve been asking friends if they think what I’m posting is funny. These Venn-ish diagrams represent what they said and what I think they meant…
![two separate circles. Ermm.. and funny are in different places and there's a great big gap between them](https://i0.wp.com/caroleinnit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PSX_20240116_164252.jpg?resize=1024%2C766&ssl=1)
![Venn diagram of two intersecting sets with only a tiny intersection between 'some of them are' and 'funny'](https://i0.wp.com/caroleinnit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PSX_20240116_164803.jpg?resize=1024%2C677&ssl=1)
![venn diagram where funny is a big circle and 'that's something for your comedy act' is a smaller circle inside it](https://i0.wp.com/caroleinnit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PSX_20240116_164716.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&ssl=1)
![venn diagram showing the sets and intersection of quirky, funny and wtf?? It's not big](https://i0.wp.com/caroleinnit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PSX_20240116_164843.jpg?resize=1024%2C623&ssl=1)
![3 venn diagrams, at the top the intersection between whimsical and funny is smallish, at the bottom the intersection between 'quite whimsical uk' and funny is quite big and the intersection between 'quite whimsical usa' and funny is very small](https://i0.wp.com/caroleinnit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PSX_20240116_164828.jpg?resize=1024%2C700&ssl=1)
![two circles representing sets, one of which (the funny one) is a little off the page. the other 'idk if it works as a pun, but'.. is just sitting there. Showing the two don't intersect](https://i0.wp.com/caroleinnit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PSX_20240116_164816.jpg?resize=1024%2C718&ssl=1)
![two venn diagrams, the first has 'actually really good' as a small circle inside the bigger circle called 'funny' and the other has 'actually really good. I liked...' and 'funny' mostly but not completely intersecting](https://i0.wp.com/caroleinnit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PSX_20240116_164533.jpg?resize=1024%2C692&ssl=1)
![two diagrams. The top one has a big intersection between 'that's a great way to sell it' and 'funny'. the bottom one has the two circles 'that's a great way to sell it though' and 'funny' at opposite sides of the page with no intersection](https://i0.wp.com/caroleinnit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PSX_20240116_164345.jpg?resize=1024%2C701&ssl=1)
![Venn diagram representing the intersection between 'wryly observed' and 'funny' - and there is an interesection](https://i0.wp.com/caroleinnit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PSX_20240116_164237.jpg?resize=1024%2C707&ssl=1)
![two circles, both with gaps in, intersecting. One called 'some of them' and the other 'funny'](https://i0.wp.com/caroleinnit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PSX_20240116_164407.jpg?resize=1024%2C679&ssl=1)
And, because my friends are funnier than my jokes, here’s some of their feedback:
friend- How many friends?
me-Lots, but for different jokes/posts
friend- Great marketing anlaysis!
me- But they need to be funny (in my head this was with a whiney voice, luckily it was written)
friend- I’m surprised any USA circle crosses over
me- Hmm
friend- Love the venn diagrams, I feel like they should be framed!
me- (says) Aww thank you! (thinks) I kinda believe you, but am going to have to check back with you another day, because you’ve already said you’re ‘half cut’ ………. (‘half cut’ means ‘drunk’ and can be used to describe anything between ‘so drunk I can’t stand up’ to ‘slightly tipsy’)
friend- They would have taken me all day
me- (says) wow! (thinks) not if you took them as seriously as I didn’t
friend- Get new friends?
me – Nah. I kinda like the ones I’ve got
friend- I’m not a mathematician
me- Oops
friend- That’s actually quite funny!
me- (says) Thank you (thinks) If you were someone else I’d take that as an indirect insult. Because you are you, I know it’s genuine. I love you for it but am still going to take the mick.
friend- So funny is the long runner and funny usually does the job, yeah?
me- (after translating in my head from American to English) yes! 🙂
friend- Here’s a photo of my new office
me- (says) Where? (thinks) Subtle!
friend- Is ‘funniness’ an actual word?
me- I did a post on ‘inspirons’ and you’re asking this?
me later- Oh! I looked it up. Apparently ‘funniness’ is an actual word
friend- Now that is funny
friend-
friend- Whimsical isn’t always funny, true.. but neither is funny
me- Argh!