Real-Life Observational Humor
Here I am, in the flesh, ready to post yet another blog entry from the depths of my computer keyboard, and also from the depths of my mind. I figure using observational humor is something we all do at some times, and last night was one time when I thought up a few good pieces while attending my brother’s awards night at his High School. Here they are, unedited and full of spontenaety. I have no idea how to spell that word, but here we go:
Okay, I guess I will start off by stating the first thing I saw. The presentation started off with these ROTC men and women and they were carrying these rifles, and the first thing that came to mind was, “Doesn’t this school have a zero-tolerance policy on weapons?” I’m sure they weren’t loaded, but the very fact they had them was something to worry about.
Then they were handing out some sort of ropes to these certain students for their graduation ceremony, and they were like the kind of ropes you would use for a noose, except they were maroon and yellow, and I noticed that they are the perfect length to hang yourself with. A bit dark, I know, but at that point, I was over an hour into the presentation.
Then there was a very long segment, where one woman read all the award money each student got from each college they were accepted to. It took over thirty minutes, and I felt that if they had an auctioneer up there, they could’ve cut the time in half. Seriously, I don’t have that kind of time.
After the whole ceremony was over, they showed this slideshow of all these pictures of the students from that year. There were songs that accompanied the pictures, as they faded in an out, and every time a song ended, I thought the slideshow would be over. But then another song started, and another song, and another song, and it reminded me of something, a movie I saw a few years ago: Lord of the Rings: The Last One. I forgot the title, but who cares at this point? I remember watching that movie and how it kept fading out in the end, only to start another scene, and another scene, and another scene, until I was yelling, “Would you just end? What’s the matter? You can’t end?” This is exactly how I felt while watching this slide show. It was just like that movie experience, only slightly worse because I wasn’t being entertained at all. At least LOtR is mildly entertaining (I do not like those movies, but it sure beats a slideshow).
Finally, on the program, there was an award called PTSO Student award or something, and what came to mind was Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. It is not like I can ever use any of these jokes in real life because it is completely unrelatable to anyone, so I have no qualms about posting them here. I am looking forward to my comedy competition final round this Monday, so wish me luck! If I win, I will be on my way to becoming a better comic. If I lose, I still had a great exprience.
P.S. By the way, I am so glad I finally found a way to incorporate the word ‘qualm’ into my blog post. Which word will I squeeze in next? Stay tuned to find out.