I mentioned I was going to backtrack and upload a lot of digital photos to Flickr that I took before I became a Flickr Whore. There have been several prized pregnancy ones that have made the cut that are totally hideous for me to see now. They make me cringe on so many levels. This one was the worst because I remember how hideous I felt that day. My Dad was in town and I recognized that I was at the point in the pregnancy (5 months) where I was no longer cute-pregnant and was make the transition to gross-pregnant. It was a rough transition.
I just wanted to show you that hideously fantastic picture of me to say, “Look! Cleavage!” which was the only thing good about being that huge. I now have no smooth segue to transition to the next topic at hand - so I’ll just insert a fancy separator using weird characters I just found how to type recently.
Pretty cool, huh? I’m so smart.
Anyway - so my husband. He no longer laughs at my jokes and I find this very sad. Lately I make what I consider to be kinda funny comments and he responds in a very grown-up fashion, not acknowledging my joke. This leads me to believe that I have either lost the ability to deliver a funny line effectively, or I’m just no longer aware of what is funny. Since I really don’t want to acknowledge either of those, I’m going to say it’s his fault because he’s becoming old and stuffy. Example:
MrZ came out of the bedroom this morning carrying the glass of wine I left in there last night. I said, “We’re hitting the sauce early this morning, aren’t we?” Now, that’s funny. I know that’s funny. So, I must have delivered the line poorly because he said, “Actually, you left this in there last night so I’m putting it in the sink for you.”
????
He just doesn’t appreciate my wit. It’s too complex for him. I think it takes a higher caliber of person to get my, “OH BOY, You’re drinking awfully early…” jokes. They’re not for the uneducated or simple minded. It takes an intellectually savvy person to appreciate those jokes. As well as my, “Look! Stupid shit on my Head!” routines. He doesn’t laugh at those either. I mean, if he can’t at least muster up a giggle at me with a roll of toilet-paper on my head, then I’m totally out of his league. My humor is too worldly and he is just a simple-minded southerner who can’t appreciate a good, “Who wants to cut the cheese?” line. It’s sad, really.
I thought it was funny… and witty….
And i probably would have said the same thing… if I saw my husband walking around with a glass of wine in the a.m. FULLY knowing it was mine from the night before…
I think you’re funny, girl.
How very.sad.indeed. Happy 07 wild woman!
Heee. Your husband and mine must be the same breed. Except mine just looks at me, scoffs and rolls his eyes. As if to rub in: “Look. I realize you think you’re funny, but you’re going to have to work harder than that to get a chuckle out of me.”
And then I follow him around, EXPLAINING why it was funny.
Oddly, I still get the same reaction. HE JUST DOENS’T GET IT.
I would have laughed. Perhaps he’s just stressed at work or something and it’s making him be that humorless stressed guy?
Ground beef!
What do you call a masturbating cow?
Beef stroganoff!
Ha!
(Terrible, I know. You can ban me now.)
Tsk. Nothing sadder than a good joke fluttering and flopping to the ground like a dead bird.
He’s mad cuz you keep eating all of his BROWNIES!!!!
Liv - I think you pegged it! And Meg - I think it’s more that he was bitter his wife is a slob and he thinks that is no joking matter. Heh!
Well I thought those were funny if it counts. The wine comment cracked me up. Maybe he needs to drink a little more wine and then he would think it was funny too??
I just googled the title of this post to find the answer.
(Plus I’m trying to boost the contribution to the Katrina charity!)
Well, I totally thought it was HILARIOUS!! I even laughed out loud! But, I have always been easily amused. Maybe I am not the best person to ask!! I also think stuff on people’s heads is funny!! An example: while driving to visit my grandparent’s in Lancaster when I was a teenager I thought it would be really funny to take off one of my shoes and tie the laces under my chin like a shoe-hat!!! My little brother did it too!! It took my mom about twenty minutes to notice. Needless to say she was NOT amused.
I laughed while I was typing. Sad…I know. Anyhoo, I just think your sense of humor is too ADVANCED for some people… most likely your husband!! And the eating of all his brownies probably doesn’t help your case any either!!
What do you call a masturbating cow?
Jenny - See comment #7
sweetie if you think you look fat in that picture you are totally and completly delusional. Next too you I would look like a beached whale…and I am not preggers….;)
He’s just jealous!
Steve doesn’t think I am funny most of the time…I like to tell myself he just doesn’t get it. I am funny.
Hee, “cut the cheese.” Yeah, that’s still funny.
“Cute pregnant” is in the eye of the beholder. I think you were cute.
Delurking…I’ve commented before but not very often. I do read your blog every day, though. Nice to see I am not the only one who drools over new office supplies.
I’m delurking too. I just started reading your blog-I think it is great!
Sometimes I don’t think my husband gets my humor either.
De-lurking x3!
My husband totally doesn’t laugh at my jokes anymore either. It can’t be cause they’re no longer funny (hush your mouth). Instead I like to blame the fact that he’s turning into a curmudgeonly old man. That totally must be it.
Ha, you said “cut the cheese” That gets me every time!!!
heh. cut the cheese. heh heh.
perhaps MrZ’s sense of humor is hibernating for the winter?
My dad also says that it took him 25 years to appreciate the things that annoyed him about my mom.
Maybe he has an aversion to wine glasses?
Perhaps Mr. Z is jealous because you are funnier than he is. I think that’s my husband’s problem. He actually has a pat remark for those times when I say something so clever and funny that it’s beyond laughter. (At least for him because chances are I have cracked myself up)
my hub: “You think you’re funny……but you’re not funny.”
Yes, he does say this out loud. If I can cause him to utter this phrase, I know I’ve just said or done something that was DARN funny!!!
Maybe next time just end it with “Thanks! You’ve been a wonderful crowd! I’ll be here all week!!” Just a thought……
My husband actually said “Hey look at me, I’m doin’ stupid stuff” AND MEANT IT. You should ditch Mr Z and marry him instead.
Oh, hang on…
You are clearly out of Mr Z’s league with your incredible wit. Uh-huh.
Maybe he misses the pregnancy cleavage..it’s a passive/aggressive that men do when they miss titties…Really, I’ve done research..ok maybe I haven’t….
I laughed out loud! I never do that. One of the funniest things I remember was my old teacher who was an organist at our University and a bunch of other people were doing a concert at a church to celebrate the end of a week long music conference. After the concert they were bringing out bottles of wine that were meant to be presents for people who worked at the conference but they had over supplied. I remember he said “Man, that must have been one hell of a Communion.” hehehe
I had the same problem when I went to the USA with one of my friends last month - he used to find me incredibly funny before we left, but I guess something happened because after we got into the USA I don’t think he laughed at a single one of my jokes for the rest of the trip. Sigh.