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A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOUR

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Almost everyone, or at least everyone I've known, have always said they have a good sense of humour. Humour is very much rooted in one's culture and where one lives. Often humour doesn't travel well. Quite often my attempts at humour fall on deaf ears or even cause slight offence. This is particularly true when blogging where bloggers come from many different countries and the written word unlike the spoken word is a bit more restrictive in conveying humour. Emojis and exclamation marks rarely make up for the lack of body gestures or facial expressions. How would you describe your sense of humour? And what sort of humour do you find funny? What makes you laugh? My sense of humour is quite dry and often self-deprecating; that seems to be a British trait. I also like a good pun, another British trait. I often use irony when speaking and satire when writing as humour. I never use sarcasm; that's something I leave sulky teenagers to do! I also like farce and slapstick as hu...