Being funny. A risky business.

Sure, I poke fun. When maybe I shouldn’t. I like to laugh. At myself. And at others, too. Maybe my biggest mistake. Is poking fun at people. In no mood to laugh. I catch them at the wrong time. Or their sense of humor. Doesn’t jibe with mine. Humor is a funny thing. Especially when aimed at serious people at serious times. At a funeral, for instance. Sometimes it works. Other times it doesn’t. In a roomful of people, if I get up on stage, and start telling jokes. Some will laugh. Others might jeer. Or look at me with scorn. It’s risky business. Exploiting the funny side of life. --Jim Broede