Do some autistics not laugh?

[thejuice]

Yes agreed. My perspective is that we're in a period of over correction which can be taken advantage of by spiteful types

 

[Judge]

Yes agreed. My perspective is that we're in a period of over correction which can be taken advantage of by spiteful types

Granted, political correctness can be annoying like a nag screen. But an annoyance is a far cry from reactionaries wanting a return to overt persecution and segregation protected by law.

I'd much rather be annoyed than have to deal with the environment I had to exist in as a child. Apart from the reality of discovering that I am part of an extreme minority of people neurologically speaking.

Being "free, white and over 21" don't mean as much to me any more.

 

[Jonn]

Humour dies once someone is offended.

Irrelevant nonsense.
Disregard the spoiler content.

Spoiler

Offend the collectivist mindset and reason, objectivity, and fairmindedness fly out the window.
Defy the narrative and one will be vilified by those who embrace groupthink.

In theory, ppl on the spectrum are thought to be ultimate individualists, but we both know that this isn't a universal trait/characteristic.
Some prefer a sense of belonging.
Some embrace tribalism at the cost of their uniqueness.
And those who threaten their sense of meaning will be trampled into the dirt. <foreboding music in the background>

<stands down from his soapbox>
<exit stage right>

 

[Jonn]

So, the salt grain absorbs the odor?

Add a pinch of charcoal, and "Bob's your uncle".

 

[Jonn]

Some forms of humor needed to die. I grew up in an earlier generation in the South that took for granted in making fun of all women and pretty much anyone who wasn't white, Anglo-Saxon-Protestant or heterosexual. When during my childhood, the great mantra of the time was "To be free, white and twenty-one". Though it wasn't intended to be cute- or funny.

And then you have satire mocking absurd social attitudes.
There is always a place for humour, but it helps if it is constructive humour.

 

[Sherlock77]

I rarely laugh, I'm certainly not a humourist of any sort

And I think I might be the only person who doesn't enjoy listening to/watching comedy shows... I'd rather listen to a concert or poetry performance...

 

[Judge]

And then you have satire mocking absurd social attitudes.
There is always a place for humour, but it helps if it is constructive humour.

Agreed. Satire has its place. Good point about constructive humor.

Not to mention that it's officially constitutionally protected free speech in the US.

 

[Judge]

Add a pinch of charcoal, and "Bob's your uncle".

LOL...I had to learn about "Bob's your uncle" from an Aussie Tech guy named Nick.

https://www.youtube.com/@gearseekers

 

[Captain Jigglypuff]

LOL...I had to learn about "Bob's your uncle" from an Aussie Tech guy named Nick.

https://www.youtube.com/@gearseekers

I learned about “Bob’s your uncle” from Pokémon Sword and Shield.

 

[thejuice]

And Fanny's your aunt!

 

[Misty Avich]

I do have a sense of humour. At work people feel at ease to joke around with me and I laugh because I know it's all just friendly banter. There's a guy at work who uses the same swear word as a noun, and if he hasn't called you that word before it most likely means he doesn't like you. But he's called me it so that means I'm accepted lol.

 

[jsilver256]

I do have a sense of humour. At work people feel at ease to joke around with me and I laugh because I know it's all just friendly banter. There's a guy at work who uses the same swear word as a noun, and if he hasn't called you that word before it most likely means he doesn't like you. But he's called me it so that means I'm accepted lol.

I do have a sense of humor as well, it's just that certain types of humor go right over my head. Verbal humor / small talk humor for whatever reason is much harder to detect - I can kind of tell "wait, was that supposed to be funny..." but then it goes on too fast.

Humor's that hard for me to get include standup comedies, most sitcoms (Friends, HIMYM, Seinfeld come to mind in particular). I never got what was so funny about roasts, either, these just seem mean.

I am not a huge Rick and Morty fan but that one seemed very easy to understand/laugh at, as was Arrested Development. IIRC, Rick is officially autistic.

 

[Outdated]

It's not often that I'll laugh out loud these days, I've seen a lot and not much catches me off guard or surprises me. I always loved British comedy and satirical comedy. Slapstick humour doesn't ever even get a smile from me and a lot of what I see on US TV shows would probably have made me laugh when I was 10 years old but not now.

LOL...I had to learn about "Bob's your uncle" from an Aussie Tech guy named Nick.

I grew up with "And Robert's your father's brother." as well. Adelaide was always quite British.

 

[Jonn]

I am not a huge Rick and Morty fan but that one seemed very easy to understand/laugh at, as was Arrested Development. IIRC, Rick is officially autistic.

"The Big Bang Theory" is hilarious, but it is getting a bit long in the tooth these days.

 

[Misty Avich]

I like British comedies, but I don't mind American if they're cartoons.

 

[thejuice]

I like British comedies, but I don't mind American if they're cartoons.

Early Simpsons. South Park too. Family guy sometimes.

 

[Misty Avich]

Early Simpsons. South Park too. Family guy sometimes.

Can't stand family, especially that dog.
I like the Simpsons and South Park. They wouldn't be right if they weren't American.
But non-cartoon sitcoms have to be British for me, you can't beat British comedy. God knows why they remade an American version of the Inbetweeners but I'm not surprised they didn't succeed well.

 

[thejuice]

Agreed that wouldn't work at all, bad idea, its just a cultural mismatch, nobodies fault.

The Office actually worked, they didn't try to copy the UK they did there own flavour for it and it's got its own charm.

 

[thejuice]

I remember thinking originally Family Guy was the best thing ever but as time went on thinking occasionally this is lazy comedy. Probably a bit of complacency set in. And I was one who liked the nonsense cutaways which South Park roasted. You can do anything you want in toons.

 

[Crossbreed]

And Fanny's your aunt!

I heard that "Fanny" has an entirely different connotation in Australia than it does in the US.