Quote: zooo @ December 15 2009, 11:27 PM GMTThere's no more funny men than there are funny women.
You don't honestly think there's some magical 'funny' gene only present in the Y chromosome do you? :/
'Cos that would be pretty dumb.
Well there are more women than men in the world so there should be more funny women. But I'm surprised that you think there should be an equal number. Why would there be?
Quote: Rob H @ December 15 2009, 11:49 PM GMTDid you just make a penis joke? Oh, my, that's...quite brillant. *chortles*
*is just so proud*
Quote: Godot Taxis @ December 15 2009, 11:49 PM GMTWell there are more women than men in the world so there should be more funny women. But I'm surprised that you think there should be an equal number. Why would there be?
Why wouldn't there?
The reasons for the way people act socially and the number of people there are on TV doing things is all socio-political. But peoples' inherent ability to be funny isn't. That's the part I'm talking about.
Quote: zooo @ December 15 2009, 11:49 PM GMTHeh.
I couldn't quite work out your post.
No, I was planning on the old ambiguity thing making me equally alluring to men and women alike.
Quote: zooo @ December 15 2009, 11:52 PM GMTThe reasons for the way people act socially and the number of people there are on TV doing things is all socio-political. But peoples' inherent ability to be funny isn't. That's the part I'm talking about.
*worries zooo is proving the case for the prosecution.*
Look I can't help it! I've been brainwashed by uni essays into using that bloody word.
Quote: Griff @ December 15 2009, 11:55 PM GMTit's so ridiculous it doesn't even need debating.
Apparently not for everyone!
Quote: Rob H @ December 15 2009, 11:54 PM GMTNo, I was planning on the old ambiguity thing making me equally alluring to men and women alike.
Pop a dress on.
Quote: zooo @ December 15 2009, 11:56 PM GMTPop a dress on.
Done. Now what?
Quote: zooo @ December 15 2009, 11:52 PM GMT*is just so proud*
Why wouldn't there?
The reasons for the way people act socially and the number of people there are on TV doing things is all socio-political. But peoples' inherent ability to be funny isn't. That's the part I'm talking about.
You've moved the debate to 'the ability to be funny' rather than 'being funny'. Perhaps you're right, maybe all women can be funny and just fewer of them choose to be funny than men.
Quote: Griff @ December 15 2009, 11:55 PM GMTBefore zooo goes off and joins a nunnery can I just point out that I don't think men are funnier than women, it's so ridiculous it doesn't even need debating. Even listing some contemporary stand-ups (Sarah Silverman, Jo Caulfield, Sharon Horgan) kind of seems like protesting too much. I'll just say two words: Joan Rivers, and rest my case. Now go and read some Dorothy Parker or Nancy Mitford.
I thought the original disputed point was that there were more funny men than funny women, not that the men were funnier. I wouldn't argue that.
Quote: zooo @ December 14 2009, 11:56 AM GMTI don't like Jim Davidson Live!
It happens.
So if quite soon Jim Davidson dies under suspicious circumstances you don't think you'll be a prime suspect do you?
Quote: Rob H @ December 15 2009, 11:58 PM GMTDone. Now what?
Do a dance.
Quote: Chappers @ December 16 2009, 12:10 AM GMTSo if quite soon Jim Davidson dies under suspicious circumstances you don't think you'll be a prime suspect do you?
I would quite gladly go down for that.
Just getting back on topic here for a moment . .
Worried, I think your problem is that you live in Bromsgrove.
Quote: Godot Taxis @ December 16 2009, 12:05 AM GMTYou've moved the debate to 'the ability to be funny' rather than 'being funny'. Perhaps you're right, maybe all women can be funny and just fewer of them choose to be funny than men.
Or maybe you just know some humourless women.
(Most of them on here etc, lol, and so on.)
Quote: zooo @ December 16 2009, 12:11 AM GMTI would quite gladly go down for that.
Try 'do time' instead Zooo.
Quote: zooo @ December 16 2009, 12:11 AM GMTDo a dance.
I would quite gladly go down for that.
*tangos alone in his living room*
And you might want to rephrase that...
Quote: zooo @ December 16 2009, 12:13 AM GMT
And change the emoticon...
Quote: zooo @ December 16 2009, 12:11 AM GMTI would quite gladly go down for that.