T.W.
Saturday 30th April 2011 8:35am [Edited]
15,786 posts
All this talk of who's the funniest member does seem rather gauche and 'not the done thing' - and frankly I'm now starting to feel a bit embarrassed for pestering Vader to start this thread...
Pretty much every regular on here has made me chuckle, titter or guffaw at some time (obviously I don't chortle, out of loyalty) - due to something they have posted which is either intentionally or unintentionally funny. Even Aaron can be funny when the mood takes him! (2008 was the year the mood took him, fyi.)
Feels very wrong giving (or receiving) any special mentions but (in no particular order) sootyj, Griff, Steve Sunshine (or "the guv'nor" as he's known in comedy circles, due to the fact he runs a pub), Ben (either a dry comic genius or borderline Asperger's), zooo (bless!), Bussell, Chip, Mr Lucas, Timbo, Marc P, the dangerous Mr Taxis, Nils, Leevil, Badge and Kevin Murphy all spring immediately to mind... But there are several others outside of the BCG Clique that all contribute some funny moments as well - doing particularly well amongst the "ordinaries" at present is young Nat Wicks - she's got the potential to go all the way, that lad.
Then again, us most-frequent posters are probably going to eventually post something quite funny simply due to the fact we post/try so often - just the law of averages really. And let's face it, if it were a constant gag-fest of people trying to be funny in every single post, then this place would probably become suffocating, irritating, unfunny and irrelevant - rather like a Twitter hashtag stream. Or an evening down the pub with Andy Parsons.
The comedy world (and also the BCG) will always need its straight men.
EDIT: Oh and wherever they are... Renegade Carpark & Scottidog - v. funny people.