SPOKANE, WA—Upon seeing local vending machine assembler Paul Drummond walking down the sidewalk Tuesday, onlookers concluded that Drummond was funny based on the fact that he was wearing a humorous t-shirt.
“Why else would he be wearing a shirt like that?” said Julie Eubanks, who saw the comical t-shirt-clad Drummond in person.
For decades, funny people have communicated this fact by the selection of their clothing, namely amusing t-shirts, say experts. Drummond, being no exception, tells the world of his hilarity by donning a shirt that takes a reference from a popular science fiction movie and applies it to life in general.
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Studies have repeatedly shown this to be among the most effective ways to non-verbally communicate one’s comedic discernment, and, by extension, ability.
“It’s nice to be able to tell the funny people from the non-funny people. I’m always seeing people with humorous pop culture references on their t-shirts and chuckle to myself at how much fun they must be to talk to at a party or something,” said bystander Brett Holloway.
Holloway went on to say that while he is a fan of funny t-shirts and the undoubtedly funny people who wear them, he doesn’t consider himself funny enough to qualify.
“I have my moments, but I can’t compete with people like that,” Holloway added.
Oh, that works too!
You just get punched in the mouth more……
And here I am wasting my energy like an idiot just telling people to go die.
No, it is more of an ultimate misanthropic statement in English.
People leave me alone when I wear it and my life is very peaceful.
@rfreed – My German is a bit rusty, but “go the” what?
I wear the same shirt everyday that says “Go Die!!!!!!” on it.
What category does that put me in?
This article makes a great point. It made me think of a contrast between the writer of the jokes on all those T-shirts and the shirts’ wearers. Naturally, the wearers must be funnier than the writer.