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March 13, 2002 :: "Is sex with an ape-girl funny?"

Brad and Minnie both brought up similar suggestions recently; that I add warnings or icons to my posts when they are going to be piss-your-pants, coffee-through-the nose funny. An intriguing visual to say the least.

There is a reason I haven’t been warning you; I get kickbacks from Starbucks and Depend every time you guys spew coffee and pee yourselves. You’re part of a guinea pig test market for viral humor.

Brad offered the following guidelines. I present them as I am seriously considering categorizing my posts.

• EH: Extreme Hilarity to follow.
  
• NC: No Cola/Coffee, as it will most likely be shooting through your nose and onto your monitor while reading.
  
• P: Extra Pants (optional) being that you'll probably be peeing in the ones your currently in.

Here’s my point: You want ratings; I want to give them. I need your help. Tell me what kinds of things are killing you and I can do a better job. Is it the ape-girl jokes? More Royal Oak freaks? I want everyone’s ratings suggestions and favorite your topics.

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He said. She said. There’s 22 Comments

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This site is supposed to be funny?

;-P
Neil :: 13 March, 2002 01:21 AM

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i think you should just mark everything you intend to be humorous however you see fit to do so, because, and i dont know about everyone else, sometimes i find things funny that werent intended to be and vice versa and there is no way to figure out a way to correctly label every single thing so it will work for every person...or something. its late. sleep is something i enjoy.
hallie :: 13 March, 2002 01:28 AM

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The most hilarious thing I've seen lately was The Worst Date Ever but the friends that I pointed at it thought I was the sick bastard. How would I rate it? Definite caffeine-spewage. How would they rate it? Apparently up-chucking is involved. No accounting for taste, I guess.
davep :: 13 March, 2002 07:02 AM

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For my own two cents, you need a general,reminder/warning at the top of your site. Something like:

"Caution: Possible snorting to follow. Continue drinking/eating AND reading at your own risk."

I'm getting tired if wiping the pepsi off my screen. :^P
amy :: 13 March, 2002 09:10 AM

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If you give warnings, I'm afraid you're going to take away from the impact of what's funny. It's the element of surprise that makes things funny. And what if you rate something extremely funny and it goes over like a lead balloon? I think you should keep it all the way you have it. Your readers should just avoid reading your blogs with a mouthful of liquid.

Personally, I'd like to see warning and pop-up windows when you have something really gross, like the sliced bread mouse.
leslier :: 13 March, 2002 09:32 AM

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Good point Leslie.
Davezilla :: 13 March, 2002 09:38 AM

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Extra pants?

Can I just keep taking mine off before I get here?
Mike :: 13 March, 2002 09:40 AM

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Women are always encouraged to remove their pants before entering this website. It’s a Davezilla custom. [Just be sure to leave pictures]
Davezilla :: 13 March, 2002 09:44 AM

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I agree with Leslie. I think the ratings system would take away the element of suprise with your humor. And I always take my pants off before I read the 'zilla.
Debra :: 13 March, 2002 10:51 AM

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Thank you Debra. You know how much I appreciate that. Well, maybe you don’t, but if the webcam was on I’m, sure you — un never mind.
Davezilla :: 13 March, 2002 11:30 AM

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Are these readers the same people that need to be reminded to buckle their seat belts as well?
Nikki :: 13 March, 2002 11:52 AM

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I'm picturing little spewing nose icons - you know, 1, 2 or 3 noses, depending on the hilarity of the post. Or maybe not. Actually, I agree with the surprise factor. And it's obvious that you're doing something right, non? :)
Natalie :: 13 March, 2002 01:35 PM

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Since you asked what some of our favorite topics were, one of my favorite posts is from 01/18/01, "Because Not Everything in Life is Trivial." Almost all of your posts are funny, but I think it boils down to personal taste as to HOW funny.
Debra :: 13 March, 2002 01:47 PM

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Something about the word "foin" cracks me up. I am such a pushover.
ari :: 13 March, 2002 02:53 PM

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How about a visitor rating system? Let the visitors give it a rating scale of 1 to 3, and use Natalie's icon idea as a graphical representation.
Jon :: 13 March, 2002 03:52 PM

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So you’re saying, maybe change the karma voting to add noses or coffee cups to the post? That would be hilarious
Davezilla :: 13 March, 2002 03:56 PM

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was wondering if I'm the only person in here who's never been in a Starbucks place...
giorgia :: 13 March, 2002 04:50 PM

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Great idea, Jon!

I never got the relationship between Karma and foin, groin squeezing monkeys, anyway.
Neil :: 13 March, 2002 05:54 PM

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You know, I think everyone has overlooked that the comments section can be as dangerous to drinkers as the original post....might have something to do with the smartass factor.... :^)
amy :: 13 March, 2002 07:09 PM

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I like Jon's idea, too. "Nose count" or "coffee cup count"? Makes more sense than karma. Possibly.
Natalie :: 13 March, 2002 07:45 PM

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thing is, people who think they are funny never are. so no to rating system!
me :: 13 March, 2002 08:24 PM

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hey , just thought of an idea:
why not let the readers vote, like say a mini-poll? 1-5 noses or cups or whatever. ah well
me :: 13 March, 2002 08:25 PM

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