Real Wit is a Rare Thing
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Anybody else getting sick of the people who think they are ever so clever and witty, and are forever trying their wit out on the unfortunate people they encounter? True reconteurs or persons of great wit are rare... I have met maybe two in my life, along with several millions wannabes. It seem like a malady of the youngish male.
I've met many people who are witty (wit light?) but very few with a great wit. I takes time to grow into real wit. I have noticed many young people are ready to substitute a fart joke for wit. "We cannot have a battle of wits good sir, I won't battle someone who is unarmed!" Joe Q
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Anybody else getting sick of the people who think they are ever so clever and witty, and are forever trying their wit out on the unfortunate people they encounter? True reconteurs or persons of great wit are rare... I have met maybe two in my life, along with several millions wannabes. It seem like a malady of the youngish male.
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:-D :-D :-D Age likely has some effect upon a person's wit, since your life experiences are age based. But timing of when to expose your wit is so much more a skill.
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] Nobody likes jerks. [espeir] The zen of the soapbox is hard to attain...[Jörgen Sigvardsson] I wish I could remember what it was like to only have a short term memory.[David Kentley]
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Anybody else getting sick of the people who think they are ever so clever and witty, and are forever trying their wit out on the unfortunate people they encounter? True reconteurs or persons of great wit are rare... I have met maybe two in my life, along with several millions wannabes. It seem like a malady of the youngish male.
Agreed, people should understand where they are on the wit-o-meter. I haven't noticed that age has anything to do with it, but more a sense of timing, delivery and confidence. Well, not to forget, something actually witty to say doesn't hurt.
BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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yep, you must be talking about all the intellects on CP, who seem to know everything about... everything
You don't see a WTF in spawning hundreds of threads ?? Or using code found on places like codeproject.com in production applications ... Code that is most likely untested, or barely test, more often than not, not made by reputable developers/development groups/etc ?? .... Wow ...---WTF
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Chris Meech wrote:
when to expose your wit
You can get arrested for that in Florida. :-D
led mike
And you can get paid for it in California. Thank you Groucho. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] Nobody likes jerks. [espeir] The zen of the soapbox is hard to attain...[Jörgen Sigvardsson] I wish I could remember what it was like to only have a short term memory.[David Kentley]
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Anybody else getting sick of the people who think they are ever so clever and witty, and are forever trying their wit out on the unfortunate people they encounter? True reconteurs or persons of great wit are rare... I have met maybe two in my life, along with several millions wannabes. It seem like a malady of the youngish male.
Chadlling wrote:
and are forever trying their wit out on the unfortunate people they encounter?
I enjoy trying my wit out to outwit others. ;P Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith -
Chadlling wrote:
and are forever trying their wit out on the unfortunate people they encounter?
I enjoy trying my wit out to outwit others. ;P Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithUnwittingly bringing on other's replies, to wit, mentioning to keep your own wits about you. :rolleyes:
BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wright -
Unwittingly bringing on other's replies, to wit, mentioning to keep your own wits about you. :rolleyes:
BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wrightbrianwelsch wrote:
Unwittingly bringing on other's replies, to wit, mentioning to keep your own wits about you.
By any other name, a twit! :laugh: Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith -
Chadlling wrote:
It seem like a malady of the youngish male.
Hey! I'm not that young...
I am tired and sleepy that's why i am at office. -- Adnan Siddiqi, The Soapbox's Future
I don't think he's talking about you.. You're the definition; it says right here in my dictionary:
wit - noun: Shog9:)"For fifty bucks I'd put my face in their soup and blow." - George Costanza
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I don't think he's talking about you.. You're the definition; it says right here in my dictionary:
wit - noun: Shog9:)"For fifty bucks I'd put my face in their soup and blow." - George Costanza
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Perhaps, but i'm pretty sure you found that in the 'n' pages... and just missed the first three letters. ;)
I am tired and sleepy that's why i am at office. -- Adnan Siddiqi, The Soapbox's Future
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Anybody else getting sick of the people who think they are ever so clever and witty, and are forever trying their wit out on the unfortunate people they encounter? True reconteurs or persons of great wit are rare... I have met maybe two in my life, along with several millions wannabes. It seem like a malady of the youngish male.
Chadlling wrote:
It seem like a malady of the youngish male.
And you, dear fellow, are likely neither.
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Anybody else getting sick of the people who think they are ever so clever and witty, and are forever trying their wit out on the unfortunate people they encounter? True reconteurs or persons of great wit are rare... I have met maybe two in my life, along with several millions wannabes. It seem like a malady of the youngish male.
Does a wit have the same value as two half-wits?
"He's got a lot on his mind, and it's not a load-bearing structure." - John Weak
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yep, you must be talking about all the intellects on CP, who seem to know everything about... everything
You don't see a WTF in spawning hundreds of threads ?? Or using code found on places like codeproject.com in production applications ... Code that is most likely untested, or barely test, more often than not, not made by reputable developers/development groups/etc ?? .... Wow ...---WTF
That is because we do.
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yep, you must be talking about all the intellects on CP, who seem to know everything about... everything
You don't see a WTF in spawning hundreds of threads ?? Or using code found on places like codeproject.com in production applications ... Code that is most likely untested, or barely test, more often than not, not made by reputable developers/development groups/etc ?? .... Wow ...---WTF
Varinder, Well the phenomena isn't limited to CodeProject, although I'd venture to say that many people here are not nearly as witty or clever as they might imagine. Take any thread, on any forum like CodeProject or others, and many of the reply posts are people who imagine themselves to be very clever and witty. I guess every once in a while I get tired of scrolling through all these so-called "witty" posts. And yesterday it made me try and recall the truly witty people I know--the list is pretty short. Chadlling
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Varinder, Well the phenomena isn't limited to CodeProject, although I'd venture to say that many people here are not nearly as witty or clever as they might imagine. Take any thread, on any forum like CodeProject or others, and many of the reply posts are people who imagine themselves to be very clever and witty. I guess every once in a while I get tired of scrolling through all these so-called "witty" posts. And yesterday it made me try and recall the truly witty people I know--the list is pretty short. Chadlling
IMO there are various degrees of wit. With practise everyone can improve. Yes that may result in a few dud remarks here and there... but even if only 5/10 remarks are highly entertaining (bear in mind eveyone has a different sense of humour), that doesn't mean they should hold back if they have something to say (and potentially lower on the wit-scale). The lounge is a relaxed place.. so any effort to liven the place up is welcome. Have you noticed that wisecracks often promote further conversation or give someone else a set-up for another joke? But I agree with your one point: those with true wit are few, and they probably lean towards a career as a comedian, not programming. :)
"For fifty bucks I'd put my face in their soup and blow." - George Costanza
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