What does "Good Sense Of Humour" mean?

[Mr. Spaceman]

In dating profiles and such people will invariably say they want to meet someone with "a great sense of humour". What exactly is meant by this? Does it mean being able to tell jokes/funny stories and make people laugh? I'm not a particularly serious person and I enjoy humour but because of my anxiety I probably come across as a bit miserable as I find it very difficult to laugh out loud and doubt I'm very good at making other people laugh either.

So what does 'Good Sense of Humour' mean to you?

[Mr Ploppy]

Laughing inanely at anything and everything if the average teen and 20 something girl goes

[Only_human]

To me that just means being able to laugh at something which is funny, not necessarily being funny yourself. But, a lot of people include it as being able to have a bit of a laugh at yourself too (ie if someone points out something funny you do, not immediately taking it personally and being able to laugh about it). I find the last one hard though if I don't know the person well enough.

[LittleMissMouse]

I realise this may make me sound like a miserable bint, but I hate it when people describe themselves as having a good sense of humour. Humour is a very personal thing, generally, if someone describes themselves as having an amazing sense of humour I would automatically read that as tw@t who thinks they're funny, but probably isn't, you just know a lot of their sentences are going to start "and this one time, at band camp, it was sooo funny". Yeah, sunshine, let your audience be the judge of that.

It's more important to find someone whos sense of humour is on the same wavelength as your own.

[diplodocus]

Originally Posted by LittleMissMouse

Yeah, sunshine, let your audience be the judge of that.

It's more important to find someone whos sense of humour is on the same wavelength as your own.

Yep quite! Like you say I think when someone says about someone else they have 'a good sense of humour' what they often mean is they have a similar sense of humour to themselves.

[timmytim7]

i have put that i have no sense of humour at all on my profile on pof


tim

[Pandapop]

I don't think its anything to do with making jokes or telling funny stories. Everyone's has a different view of sense of humours and I think its all about clicking with someone (who has the same humour as you) and being able to laugh with each other. Whether its just being silly around each other, watching something you both find funny or just being loose with each other (not in a sexual way ). It's really hard to explain hmmmmmm .

[Salusa87]

I think it's probably just trying to rule out abnormally serious people.

[girlinterrupted]

Originally Posted by Ninja81

It's basically a polite way of saying "no miserable people please!"

I`d take it to mean that really. That and someone who can laugh at themselves i.e. not some hideously serious pompous type.

[Caribou]

Originally Posted by Ninja81

It's basically a polite way of saying "no miserable people please!"

^ This.

[enilorac]

Originally Posted by LittleMissMouse

I realise this may make me sound like a miserable bint, but I hate it when people describe themselves as having a good sense of humour. Humour is a very personal thing, generally, if someone describes themselves as having an amazing sense of humour I would automatically read that as tw@t who thinks they're funny, but probably isn't, you just know a lot of their sentences are going to start "and this one time, at band camp, it was sooo funny". Yeah, sunshine, let your audience be the judge of that.

It's more important to find someone whos sense of humour is on the same wavelength as your own.

Totally agree although realise my perception might be ever so slightly warped lol

[Colin80]

When it's abreviated I sometimes confuse it with Gas Central Heating

[enilorac]

Originally Posted by Colin80

When it's abreviated I sometimes confuse it with Gas Central Heating

do you know wat BBW means?

[Colin80]

Originally Posted by enilorac

do you know wat BBW means?

Oh I don't know....something to do with wood burners I presume.

Yes I know!

[enilorac]

Originally Posted by Colin80

Oh I don't know....something to do with wood burners I presume.

Yes I know!

I only ask because someone I know thought it meant Big Black Women still tickles me to this day

[Mr. Spaceman]

Originally Posted by enilorac

I only ask because someone I know thought it meant Big Black Women still tickles me to this day

Erm, I though that too

[Colin80]

Originally Posted by enilorac

I only ask because someone I know thought it meant Big Black Women still tickles me to this day

Well it certainly makes more sense than mine

[enilorac]

Ok you guys are killing me lmao

Ninja please do tell?

[enilorac]

Spoilsport lol it can't be worse than Big Black WOmen surely? lol

[humourlessness]

i'm glad you asked because I'm otherwise known as "King of Comedy" in Australia. Change my user name?

[enilorac]

Originally Posted by Ninja81

I'm afraid it can always be worse where I'm concerned lol.

Well I'll just have to use my imagination then lol

[humourlessness]

Originally Posted by LittleMissMouse

I realise this may make me sound like a miserable bint, but I hate it when people describe themselves as having a good sense of humour. Humour is a very personal thing, generally, if someone describes themselves as having an amazing sense of humour I would automatically read that as tw@t who thinks they're funny, but probably isn't, you just know a lot of their sentences are going to start "and this one time, at band camp, it was sooo funny". Yeah, sunshine, let your audience be the judge of that.

It's more important to find someone whos sense of humour is on the same wavelength as your own.

Usually means they think they are hilarious when in fact they come out with cliche after cliche. Means they are funnier than anyone else ever could be...a oneupmanship thing which is in fact delusional....likes to give the impression they are easy going when in fact they are wound up like the highest note on a violin string. All describe me.

[Pablo Huntsbach]

I assume it means quick witted but overconfident loudmouths who only think they're funny seem to be quite successful with the ladies so it might mean that. My profile says 'I think I'm funny but I'm probably not' think I should try and sound more confident?

[Potatoes]

To me having a good sense of humour is being able to spot something funny when it happens and understand how and why it was funny but more so the ability to take advantage of situations when there's an opportunity to be funny or create humour, even if out of nothing.

I think the seriousness/maturity of a person is alot more important compared to how good there sense of humour is in terms of how easy it will be to connect and make each other laugh.

[mhealer3]

i think it means liking the same KIND of humor.
because not everyone agrees on what's funny.

for example i hate people who think practical-jokes, or 'pranks', are funny.
(being 'punked' or whatever they call it now).

[Mr Ploppy]

Most likely they can't think of anything else to say on the profile.

[vjplum]

Not taking stuff too seriously and being able to make a joke out of things.

[Mr. Spaceman]

You know self loathing be damned I actually do have a good sense of humour. It's just that I find it difficult to express it.

If someone was described as having no sense of humour. It wouldn't bring to mind an anxious or shy person. It would bring to mind someone who took themselves too seriously or actively disliked humour. Maybe someone like Joseph Stalin (extreme example obviously).

[timmytim7]

well i googled it an bbw apparently means "big beautiful woman"

[tiptop]

GSOH can also mean Good Salary Own House!