<p>I’m gay too and I find women to be MUCH more funny than men so I guess how funny a guy is has no affect on how much I like him.</p>
<p>I’m a straight guy. I find that in general guys are much funnier than girls. Think about it–most of the talk show hosts, comedians, comic actors, etc who make us laugh are guys. If David Letterman was a woman, do you really think he’d be as funny?</p>
<p>There are some girls who make me laugh though. Mostly it’s the kind who enjoy to be random and cause comedy. I know one who is so spontaneous and random that it’s cute. Others are much more serious most of the time and only sneak a funny moment in every now and then.</p>
<p>I don’t care if a girl is funny or not, but if she’s got a sick sense of humor she’s on my “no” list. Any other girl who can carry a good conversation is great though.</p>
<p>My friend and I were just discussing this. We both like to joke with guys, but not in a flirty, cutesy way. We joke either “at their level,*” or past it. We then came to the conclusion that this makes us unattractive to guys. We challenge them. Our friends who attract all of the guys agree with everything that they say, and “joke” in that silly, flirtatious manner. We don’t do that. We don’t act as if we’re “one of the guys,” but we don’t act like we’re idiots incapable of conducting an intelligent conversation/telling a substantial, witty joke. My friend put it perfectly: “I feel as if every guy that I meet is intimidated by me because I’m funnier than he is.” (She didn’t mean this in an arrogant, obnoxious way, I promise!)</p>
<p>*by this, I mean we don’t joke just to compliment them or attract their attention.</p>
<p>I have to say, that when you get older, and from your posts you all seem pretty young, that you will appreiciate a women with a sense of humor, and adult mature men will too</p>
<p>So, ladies, don’t hold back wtih you humor because some guys don’t appreciate it, most confident males will</p>
<p>You don’t have to be the class clown, but I tell you, a good sense of humor goes a long way in work, relationships, etc.</p>
<p>I have a pretty wicked sense of humor, and when going to events with my H, dealing with his friends, business associates, golf buddies, being able to keep things fun goes a long way</p>
<p>I would definitely just say that guys and girls tend to have different senses of humor… from my experience (which may explain why more men are comedians)… guys have more worldly humor while girls tend to make more intraclique jokes… jokes which other people simply would not get! </p>
<p>It is ludicrous to say that girls are humorless though…</p>
<p>I just wanted to say that I am following this discussion closely. I don’t have much to add :/.</p>
<p>I think Amanda’s humour makes her attractive. That girl in Hannah Montana isn’t funny, please…</p>
<p>Also, I think girls are funnier around other girls rather than other boys.</p>
<p>“worldly humor” k, if that’s what we call it these days</p>
<p>fart jokes are wordly?</p>
<p>People mention girls acting cute, random, silly…but nobody has mentioned about a girl being clever. What about wit? What would the conversation be like if the girl were serious all the time? How would that even work? Most (worthwhile) guys I know would be absolutely bored to death if women weren’t halfway intelligent, and I think that intelligence also encompasses the ability to say clever things.</p>
<p>Come on… there is more to it than “fart jokes”… let’s not be stereotypical here. :D</p>
<p>Worldly? Heh, not the guys I know. All of their jokes are (while, admittedly, not fart-related) either 1.) stupidly sexual in nature or 2.) terrible impressions of Borat (which coincidentally often overlaps with #1).</p>
<p>The point that I want to make is that there are stupid, annoyingly unfunny girls, and equally unfunny guys. A sense of humor isn’t exclusive to one gender!!!</p>
<p>But, I would agree that guys don’t like funny girls as much as girls like funny guys. Perhaps because “funny girls” don’t fit the traditional female role… I know that that’s a stupid conclusion to come to, but I felt as though I needed to add something more… or else I’d just be restating the original post =)</p>
<p>for us funny girls, as you get older, that wicked sense of humor will be appreciated, so don’t lose it just because some immature teen boys don’t get you</p>
<p>being part of a very social crowd, and married for 20plus years, I can honestly say, my Hs friends LOVE my humor, and appreicate women who make them laugh</p>
<p>Teen boys are not the best way to judge what makes for an interesting woman</p>
<p>A quick wit, a juicy comebacks, horrid puns, a joke with a bit of naughtiness, humor can put people at ease, but you also need to not take yourself too seriouslly</p>
<p>If my H and I didn’t have great senses of humor, we would probablly kill each other!!!</p>
<p>So, you don’t need to be a fool, or village idiot, but a good, quick, sharp sense of humor will take you a long way in life, even if teen boys are too dense to get the jokes, don’t bury that humor, real men LOVE it</p>
<p>i never really thought about it until i started reading this thread, but in my experience (through high school) girls really aren’t that funny. i’ve always had really funny times with my close friends that are guys, but not with girls…there are always guys around catalyzing it</p>
<p>Men are just inimidated by smart women. :)</p>
<p>I think that to a certain extent guys and girls have different conceptions of humour. Take Jane Austen versus Borat for the extreme example. That being said, in my close circle of friends I see the guys and girls as equally funny, just in different ways. I think the guys are more likely to be the class clown-type funny, but the girls are more likely to throw in a witty one-liner now and again.</p>
<p>^ actually men are not intimidated by smart women. in fact sometimes i enjoy acting ignorant with the girls who talk so fast…why should i be intimidated if i choose not to talk? when i will give myself no chance of faltering or giving false or imperfect informations or offensive opinions, etc. i like to moderate my talking and let others do their thing: that way i enjoy their blushes and sometimes gain some knowledge.</p>