appreciate it if you’d touch a little higher.” They’d crack
up.
If they’d shoot something funny back like, “Well,
touchy-touchy” and they knew that I was kidding, I’d just
stayed in character and say, “Yes, I don’t like being
touched. So keep a foot or so between us please” and
keep it going.
And yes, sometimes (not often) I’d meet a cold one
and she’d get uptight – so I’d just walk away.
If you’re going to do this, you have to remember to
keep it going for the entire time... don’t turn into a dumb
ass at the first sign of her liking you. Keep up the
character, play hard to get, etc. forever!
How To Be Funny, The One Page Course .................
Here’s a little mini-course on how to be funny:
First, go read Comedy Writing Secrets by Melvin
Helitzer. And while you’re at it, watch some good stand-
up classic comedy routines like Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy,
and Steve Martin. Listen to how they use word play,
double meanings, exaggeration, and misinterpretation to
create humor.
It’s time to get yourself a set of standard things that
you can say in some of the most common situations.
Here’s a list that I use personally and examples of
instances when you can use them:
- Whenever someone has an emotional response to
something, say, “How do you REALLY feel about
it?” For instance, if a woman says, “I just HATE it
when people smoke around me!” say, “How do you