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. 

  • Cat wrangler
  • Chief in charge of locating rabbit holes
  • Procrasta-ironer
  • Mess maker
  • Grammar Judger
  • Writing unfucker
  • Procrasta-knitter
  • Music Cultivator
See - I'm not funny... but it's fun to try. 

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