Write Two Minutes of Comedy

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Write Two Minutes of Comedy

I've got this prompt from one of my magic box of prompts.

And I've never really written comedy.

I think I'm decidedly unfunny. I might be funny peculiar, but I'm not funny - HA HA.

And as for writing comedy, I'm not sure where to start.

But I'm told that writing comedy is about holding a mirror up to nature and pointing out the absurdities of life. Well, that's the gist of it.

Anyway, here's two hundred words of me trying to be funny.

I was asked what my preferred job title would be. Like Senior Technical Writer is not good enough. Nor does it really lean into my unique set of life skills.

I mean, there's no way a business would give me a job title that really shows what I do. "Document Unfucker" doesn't really fit the bill. Or Grammar Judger. (The number of times I have to turn off my camera so I can roll my eyes can't be counted.)

I'm also good at being the office straight talker. I mean, if you're going to set a test phase called DILO testing, of course people are going to call it Dildo Testing - because they know they're about to be shafted it the nicest possible way. Of course, it is left to me to explain this to management.

But if I was to have a job title that really suited my skills. If I was to have any job? I'd be one of the following. Take your pick.