by Pamela Rice Hahn
I believe a humor writer is someone who looks at the world a bit differently than most of those around him. It’s not that he wears rose-colored glasses; however, he does have a mental astigmatism that makes him look at the familiar in a different manner. He notices things, and often comments on them in such a way that whichever acquaintance happens to be walking beside him at that moment, oftentimes pretends he’s “never met that guy before in my life.” His friends sometimes fail to hear the subtle distinctions, but he knows there’s a talent to innuendo and out the other. Eventually, as with all socially-unacceptable diseases, the infection spreads. Drop an “aside” and maybe one person will hear it, but write it down and maybe the whole world will read it! The class clown grows up and buys a computer and the printed word is never the same again.
NOTE: In writing, I don’t think we need to bother ourselves with those niggling little details of PC conventions, such as his or her, s/he, and other minutiae. For, in writing, it’s my opinion that “he” is a neutered term, although some of my male acquaintances, for some reason, seem to squirm less when I say “neutral term” instead.
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We needed some more humor in this issue (since I haven’t yet organized another “The Best of
s(Pam”), so I decided to go this route. I’ve been a failed finalist twice so far on Chris White’s Top 5 List (although he did use my Monica Lewinsky film title as #1 on his list in February!). Here are some examples from my “auditions,” that got me where I am today … posting them here instead of writing for that list. Follow the links to:
Top 5 Things NOT to Say to a Cop
WARNING: The LINKs below include some adult humor.
Top 5 Ways to Tell You Have Gained Weight
Monica Lewinsky Film Titles
Top 5 Alternative Gods of Mythology
Top 5 French Phrases
Copyright (c) 1998-2008 Pamela K. Hahn (Pamela Rice Hahn)
Author bio:
“Pamela Rice Hahn aka Fawnn is a writer from Ohio and Publisher/Editor in Chief of The Blue Rose Bouquet. She did the illustration for Luanne Oleas’ story The Pirate and The Butterfly. Pam is Channel Manager for #Authors — voted one of the Top 10 Chat Channels on the Undernet. You can learn more about her by visiting her professional Web site.”
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Editor of The Blue Rose Bouquet since 1998 and a professional writer since 1984,