{"id":5260,"date":"2017-06-18T15:09:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-18T15:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lee.elliottfamily.ca\/?p=5260"},"modified":"2017-06-24T03:51:33","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T03:51:33","slug":"i-think-im-funny-but-am-i-really-just-an-ass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lee.elliottfamily.ca\/?p=5260","title":{"rendered":"I think I&#8217;m funny, but am I really just an ass?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I like to think that I am fun and funny. That I say and do things to make people laugh because laughing is much more fun than being serious all the time. I like to laugh, I assume others like to do that too.<\/p>\n<p>However, it seems to me that some of the things I do are more &#8216;ass-like&#8217; than &#8216;funny-guy&#8217;. Recent example comes to mind.<\/p>\n<p>I received a text from a friend that said &#8220;Hey, Lee. Think we can meet again soon?&#8221; My reply, which I thought at the time was funny: &#8220;Awww. You miss me?&#8221;, then sure we can get together. Fortunately the person who texted me knows me and I assume likes me and he responded &#8220;ha ha, When I can&#8217;t talk to you it feels like I can&#8217;t breathe&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>More and more I think I&#8217;m an ass and not funny. What is the dividing line? If people laugh at you instead of with you? People who mumble under their breath about you? I don&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, I&#8217;m going to keep it up because it makes me laugh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I like to think that I am fun and funny. That I say and do things to make people laugh because laughing is much more fun than being serious all the time. I like to laugh, I assume others like to do that too. 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