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Post by onethreetwo on May 21, 2020 1:27:46 GMT
Or does life just beat the childlike sense of humor out of us?
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Post by Ass_E9 on May 21, 2020 1:54:27 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on May 21, 2020 1:57:29 GMT
Or does life just beat the childlike sense of humor out of us? is often replaced by childish
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Post by onethreetwo on May 21, 2020 3:42:49 GMT
Or does life just beat the childlike sense of humor out of us? is often replaced by childish I had "childlike sense of wonder" on the brain and couldn't find the word. But yes, childish sense of humor. Do we grow out of it or do we just get more jaded? |
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Post by Feologild Oakes on May 21, 2020 9:05:05 GMT
I think we all have some sense of childlike humor some more than others of course and there is nothing wrong with that.
Its like the quote by C.S Lewis
“Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”
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Post by BATouttaheck on May 21, 2020 10:38:18 GMT
onethreetwoI think your use of childlike in your OP is accurate. It conveys a sense of innocence. Childish often has a more negative connotation. Such as so called adults rolling on the floor over fart jokes or indulging in name calling at their opponents. CS Lewis does not use the term childish in that sense however, I really like that quotation .. always have !
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Post by BATouttaheck on May 21, 2020 11:02:06 GMT
I had "childlike sense of wonder" on the brain and couldn't find the word. But yes, childish sense of humor. Do we grow out of it or do we just get more jaded? I think that childlike sense of wonder is what does get lost as we learn more about "why the sky is blue" "what causes rainbows" etc. Not sure if "jaded" is the right word .. more informed maybe ? Back to the idea of childish vs childlike a la CS Lewis Lucky are the people who can still enjoy playing Pooh Sticks or reading books or watching movies from the "kiddie section" without a shred of embarrassment.
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Post by redhorizon on May 21, 2020 13:11:31 GMT
I don't have a sense of humour.  |
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Post by Catman on May 21, 2020 13:12:15 GMT
Catman's sense of humor has not.
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Post by politicidal on May 21, 2020 13:55:44 GMT
Certainly not. Look at all these “adult” comedies coming out. Some of them make me laugh, but it is still just a bunch of middle aged bros indulging in toilet humor and sex jokes they learned in junior high.
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Post by someguy on May 21, 2020 15:42:28 GMT
Certainly not. Look at all these “adult” comedies coming out. Some of them make me laugh, but it is still just a bunch of middle aged bros indulging in toilet humor and sex jokes they learned in junior high. Sausage Party might be the ultimate example of this. I don’t think the phrase “for mature audiences” has ever been used more loosely. |
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Post by someguy on May 21, 2020 15:49:03 GMT
I think we all have some sense of childlike humor some more than others of course and there is nothing wrong with that. Its like the quote by C.S Lewis “ Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” According to that quote, I was not a healthy child. I never had a desire to look grown up or felt ashamed of being childish when I was a child. |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on May 22, 2020 4:05:48 GMT
I think we all have some sense of childlike humor some more than others of course and there is nothing wrong with that. Its like the quote by C.S Lewis “ Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” One of my favorite quotes of all time. I use it often.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on May 22, 2020 4:08:59 GMT
onethreetwo Such as so called adults rolling on the floor over fart jokes Farts are funny. See Louis CK (go to 2:17): I mean, there are fart jokes in Chaucer and Shakespeare.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2020 9:38:32 GMT
I think my sense of humor stopped maturing about age 13.
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Post by movieliker on May 24, 2020 18:14:47 GMT
Or does life just beat the childlike sense of humor out of us? It just matures. I don't laugh at the same things I used to. But it's still funny to watch children laugh. (Sometimes it's fun to be with others laughing at stuff I wouldn't laugh at if I was alone.) |
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Post by Admin on May 24, 2020 18:45:51 GMT
There are a lot of things from my childhood that probably wouldn't directly entertain me as an adult, but I remember being entertained by them and how they made me happy, so they still make me smile today.
"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional." -Chili Davis
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Post by dirtypillows on May 27, 2020 5:40:43 GMT
Or does life just beat the childlike sense of humor out of us? I hope not. I can think nothing more dismal than a "mature" sense of humor. |
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Post by Pep Streebeck on May 27, 2020 6:35:28 GMT
Was going to say exactly this before even looking at that..... Your shit is always spot on.
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Post by dirtypillows on May 28, 2020 1:30:06 GMT
I hope not. I can think nothing more dismal than a "mature" sense of humor. What exactly is a "mature" sense of humor? We might make some sharper and more observed quips as we get older, but is this really mature. Silliness and even lowbrow humor will always have its place, if in the right place of heart and mind.
Yes. Silliness can be a wonderful tonic. I don't know what exactly the OP had in mind, but Lucille Ball's comedy was hardly "mature" (especially as she got older!). And she still makes me laugh. There wasn't a whole lot of maturity hanging around the set of The Carol Burnett Show or The Golden Girls or Green Acres. And all tops in the funny funny department. Nancy Parsons, Sylvia Miles and Pat Ast will always have a grip on my funny bone. What does he mean by a "mature" sense of humor? Does he mean that the older we get, the less we laugh? If so, I couldn't disagree more. Wit has its place, but it functions at a completely different level than the kind of humor that can come from one of Bea Arthur's classic double takes! The Golden Girls is, in my opinion, one of the funniest shows tv ever produced. The humor on the show comes from all different places and that includes the silly and the low brow, but - and this is just what you were saying - the show also had a very big heart. It was not afraid to be sentimental. Nice going, girls! |
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