Do you consider yourself funny? What role does humor play in your life? Who’s the funniest person you know?
Yes, I do think I’m funny – but only in writing. In person, I am probably defined as repressed.
Uptight.
Nervous.
Worried.
I prefer doomsday books and I save information on survival tactics.
My mother used to tell me, “Stop frowning or you will have permanent lines on your forehead!” She started telling me this when I was two years old.
Now I must tell you that today there mysteriously appeared a brand new box of tissues on the backseat floor of my car. I was immediately alarmed. I had not purchased this box and had vacuumed the floors of the car only a day before.
Did I leave the car unlocked?
Did someone come in and steal my identity? I could not find my registration papers.
And did they leave a gift of tissues for me to cry on?
Worry. Worry. Worry.
I sped home.
And found the papers. And nothing was stolen.
The box of tissues remains a mystery and I have deeper frown lines now upon my once wrinkle free countenance.
But in writing?
Well, when no one can see my frown lines, I think I can be hilarious.
In writing there is a freedom similar to sailing off into the big wide ocean where I can throw up my arms and yell in the wind.
On the other hand there could be storms and that’s dangerous in a boat isn’t it?
And things go wrong with my danged computer! Grrrrrr!
I can hear Mom talking to me from the great unknown, “Stop FROWNING. You’ll get permanent lines on your forehead.”
But I think I’m funny…..in writing anyway…..at times anyway….maybe not….ha-ha!
I think you are both hilarious and great writer and l admire the self revelation of this post particularly. Bravo~
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This post is funny Dora. Sometimes people laugh at something I have said but I never seem to realize what it is they laugh at.
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You do have great sense of humor that comes our in writing, and I can understand that so well! When we write, our true self comes out whether we are aware of it or not. For a long time I shy away from attempting to write humor in English as that type of writing requires certain level of confidence not only in main-stream English, but also jargon. But recently I wrote two pieces in humors vain and, to my surprise, enjoyed it! Of course I still worry … but am also trying to let go!
Mysterious box of tissues might as well appear to wipe tears of laughter -:)!
Take Care,
Daniela
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My mom also constantly told me to stop frowning! Being funny in writing is a talent, Dor, not many can do that 🙂
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I find you an extremely funny person, in writing and in person. And you are even funny when you worry, like when you thought Mike and I might be axe murderers LOL!! I do understand, though, what you mean about writing. As a child I was painfully shy, and I have fought to mostly overcome that as an adult. However, I still deal with it when put in a room full of strangers or when I encounter an awkward situation. Writing, however, is so liberating that it allows me to ignore my shy core and just let the words flow. That’s why I love blogging so much :).
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I never worry. But now I’m worried. Who would leave you tissues?
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You ARE too funny, Dorothy!!
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I know what you mean. It’s much easier to be funny in writing than in daily life.
As to the tissues? Look on them as a gift from the gods.
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Self revelation may be the ticket to creating comic posts! Hmmmmmm. 🙂
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That means you are what they call “a natural!” 🙂
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You are so good with English, you can write anything you wish to and it will turn out well. Glad you understand the freedom that goes along with writing. I think of it as hiding behind the written word. 🙂
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Maybe it’s the challenge I love! I aim to be Erma Bombeck! 🙂
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I had forgotten how suspicious you two were and how I really thought you might be axe murderers when I met you the first time. Just kidding. I knew right away you were a harmless happy couple! We make quite a pair don’t we Cindy? Hiding our shy (and in my case, worried) personalities behind funny blog posts. What fun! Hi to Mikey. He’s funny in person for real – with or without an axe. 🙂
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Oh, I’m so glad to have someone worrying about the tissues now too. There is no rational explanation other than someone actually opened my car door thinking it was their car, put in their shopping bag, thought better of it and removed the bag but accidentally left the tissues! Phew. The only other explanation is that axe murderer with allergies who planned to wait in the back for unsuspecting me and got sidetracked by a bout of sneezing into his first box of tissues, then made his escape and forgot the other box in my car. Phew again. I dunno. I am dumfounded. 🙂 It could still be someone who wrote down all my info to steal my identity. 🙂
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I do try hard Julie but can one really overcome being a worrier? 🙂 Thanks for being always-on-my-side Julie! 🙂 Dor
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Good advice pegoleg, but what if the tissues are really a gift from a stalker/thief/axe murderer? Would I not be deceiving myself into a state of tranquility by assuming the tissues are a gift from the gods? Now I will worry about that too. 🙂
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So vacillating between laughing and worrying / cryong means we are wither pyscho or balanced. I prefer balanced. Kleenex thing is a little weird, though.
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Perhaps they were under you seat and somehow got pulled out with your vacuuming? If that’s not possible I like the axe murderer next! I can’t believe you are all that serious in real life! That’s kind of like saying you’re a pole dancer!
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Oh ! Thanks for that Dora
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Good point, because leaving tissues is a common tactic of stalker/thief/axe murderers.
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Yes, you are funny! And I love that about you. And I’m happy that I’m not the only worry wart around…that box of kleenex would have freaked me out too! I know, stop frowning….. 😉
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You have a great sense of humor. And a great sense of mystery! I’m so curious now as to how those tissues got there! Any ideas? “…and I save information on survival tactics” — I do this too. Because you never know!
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What’s wrong with having more than one side to your personality? I love your writing and your honesty. I sort of already guessed the serious side to your nature. After all, you own some of the same books George owns, and what’s even more revealing—you’ve both actually read them! I’m going to send you a book on the bubonic plague for your birthday. Oh, wait. You’ve already read that.
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I think you’re funny, too, and can so GET this! So totally get this. And it’s really weird that you wrote it. Last year I was writing funny blogs and cracking myself up (and maybe a few others, too) but while visiting downstate my mom said that I wasn’t funny. It was devastating!! She listed all the funny family members who had funny genes and said I knew how to laugh, but too bad, wasn’t funny. This devastated me for a long time. But the truth of the matter is that I’m not usually that funny with my family. That’s my brothers’ roles. Could have used one of those tissues when working through that “funny” issue…
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I have kept the Kleenex box in the back seat to remind me of the potential for evil doers to steal my identity, but kind enough to leave me tissues to cry upon. 🙂
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Hahahaha! You are so funny Kate – a pole dancer! I wish. But no, the tissues were not under the seat because I deliberately checked under there when I was vacuuming. Must be the axe murderer.
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Some criminals do leave “calling cards.” I learned this on some detective story on t.v. 🙂
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I am still mightily perplexed about the mystery Kleenex box… so the frown lines are deepening. 🙂
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Oh I’m so glad you save tips on surviving! I have a whole notebook on how to survive a pandemic if you’re interested. 🙂 Still no clue on where the mystery kleenex box came from.
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LOL! thanks Susan! Maybe I will write down all my survival books for George. The two that got me started with doomsday/survival books were about the Titanic and Pompeii. 🙂
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That’s terrible that your Mom said you aren’t funny. You are! And clever too, and smart and a great writer. I know you are funny because you make me laugh – and a whole lot of other people too. So there!
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An idealist!
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Dor, I actually ended up grateful for this little episode. My mom’s comment made me look at the ways I can still tend to label people, in ways that perhaps aren’t even true or useful any more. Strange how challenging incidents can end up being a gift if we keep looking what the Universe is trying to say to us….
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Don’t give him any ideas, Dor.
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