I Forgot to Step Away from the Hyperbole
Last night in workshop, I made the following statement:
"Many times this semester, I've felt a lot like Trig Palin at the Republican National Convention. Everyone surrounding me is totally with the program and knows what's going on, and I'm sitting here, blinking, wondering where I am and how I got here."
No one laughed. This is not the first time I made an exaggerated statement that produced no reaction. I forgot that people in my workshop are not so into hyperbole. Or my random political jokes. Oh well.
I found it hilarious, though. I love me some extravagant exaggeration.
Labels: hilarity, I am a bad person sometimes, ooops
posted by Suzanne @ 4:44 PM
and I'm more than delighted to send some your way. Spread (ha ha!) the word!
9 Comments:
can i assume that they found it 'offensive' because you were 'ridiculing' a baby with down syndrome? i think it would be equally as funny because any baby would've been in the same position. trig just happened to be the one they trotted out for the cuteness factor.
where am i? who are all these people?
Welll, I think you're funny. Who doesn't love a good Down's Syndrome baby joke?
Well, I laughed!
Mar, I agree with you and I would have rolled it out for any baby born to Sarah Palin. However, every verbal joke I've tried in that class has bombed. (The ones on paper seem to work, though. Whew!)
You just weren't meant to be a stand up comedian, that's all. Maybe. Or they have no sense of humor.
I totally laughed, just quietly.
maybe the didn't get it b/c they are also blinking and wondering where they are and how they got there?
or they are so out of it they don't know who trig palin is?
Thanks all, and especially Vicky, who was there. I'm glad that I didn't offend everyone in the room. :)
I remember the comment. I think you said it too fast, haha.
Or maybe I was asleep.
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