Sorry for this being protected for a little while. After I posted it without comment, I thought that perhaps it could get me into trouble. I put the password on until I was able to write up these comments.
Yes, I’m caustic, polarizing, and transgressive. As the title of this blog alludes to, I readily admit that I live in a world who’s rules I’ve never agreed to. Have you ever seen the offense generated when children are playing soccer and one kid picks up the ball, breaking “the rules”. Everyone playing gets angry at that person because by playing the game, it’s assumed that everyone understands and agrees to abide by the rules. I make no such concessions.
I live in a world where the established rules are often in conflict with one another, and with God’s revealed moral law. People go through life with their own made up rules, without realizing that they don’t make any sense, and get upset when I blaspheme those rules.
Of course, I don’t do it through provocative story telling, or obscene works of art. I do it through humor, and my humor (consciously or unconsciously) is designed to offend people’s subjective sense of propriety. If someone thinks I’m in sin by drinking a beer, I make sure they know that I brew it in the basement and give it away for free. If someone is offended by overpopulation, I make sure they know that I have four beautiful children, and hopefully I’m just getting started.
So, the question is whether the analysis below that my humor is “vulgar” is accurate. I would say that it is, since vulgarity is often needed to upset many people’s Victorian sensibilities. It’s more than just being “shocking”… it’s forcing people to challenge the assumptions that they make when they impose their subjective morals on me. What right do they have to do that, and where does that authority come from? Think about it.
So, with that background, you can check out my scores on the 3 Variable Comedy Test.
| the Provacateur |
| VULGAR | COMPLEX | DARK You’ll crack on anything, and you’re often witty, even caustic, about it. Therefore, While some might question your judgement, your comic intellect is PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Chris Rock – Lenny Bruce – George Carlin |
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My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The 3 Variable Funny Test written by jason_bateman on Ok Cupid |
3 responses to “Why I’m on Trial”
Tony Campolo, at Wheaton Chapel (so the story goes), gave a simple 3 point sermon:
1. There are millions of people dying in this world today.
2. And you don’t give a shit.
3. You care more that I said a 4 letter world than about the 100 of millions dying.
the Cutting Edge
(66% dark, 50% spontaneous, 21% vulgar)
your humor style:CLEAN | SPONTANEOUS | DARK
Your humor’s mostly innocent and off-the-cuff, but somehow there’s
something slightly menacing about you. Part of your humor is making
people a little uncomfortable, even if the things you say aren’t
themselves confrontational. You probably have a very dry delivery, or
are seriously over-the-top.Your type is the most likely to appreciate a good insult and/or broken bone and/or very very fat person dancing.
PEOPLE LIKE YOU: David Letterman – John Belushi
My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
Link: The 3 Variable Funny Test written by jason_bateman on Ok Cupid
Just about anyone that’s ever tried to crack a joke or pull a prank has accidently offended someone. More so with your type, “the Provacateur”. It happens…you cross someone else’s invisible line. However, your timing and audience could have been better chosen.
Some advice from a “Prankster”: Consider the consequences if your joke goes bad.