http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Mon, 20 May 2013 05:39:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74567 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:58:23 +0000 JohnA 74567@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I would like to know how Ludicity produces such great gems. Hopefully not from illegal substances... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74566 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:56:39 +0000 JohnA 74566@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>I really like the tags... </blockquote></p> <p>Yes, that's because they're produced by Saltire, the fairy prince of unfunny. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74538 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:54:18 +0000 Jeremy Hunt 74538@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I really like the tags... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74522 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:37:12 +0000 beau-jolly 74522@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>JohnA: I started with a flurry of what I thought were funnies. First headline was a ticker, got a NIb and a few more tickers then, when it became laboured, I mostly stopped. Hope to have a funny turn again soon. I thought my funniest was taking a story about that chap off Bullseye and relacing the word "Stroke" with "Joke". <a href="http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=21622" rel="nofollow">http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=21622</a> Worked for me but was not very widely admired. Keep up the good work but let it flow when you are feeling witty and don't bother when you have to try hard. That's my only advise. Oh, and do a draft in word first so you don't get embarrassed by typos. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74240 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:53:45 +0000 o b sensible 74240@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>johna you are pluckymunkey and i claim my £10 </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74224 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:55:43 +0000 OllieP 74224@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>JohnA, I have always found "funny" to be more of a particle than a wave. But some quantum mechanics boffins will try to convince you it can be both at the same time. Nutters!</p> <p>Hope this helps. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74219 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:37:53 +0000 Ironduke 74219@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>JohnA...just look up Rikkor's last post, which will be topical and ascerbic, and then stick some funny lines in the barren wasteland of its prose. Foolproof. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74218 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:35:10 +0000 Ironduke 74218@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Wayland, are you not familiar with SpuduLike and the chilli toppping? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74207 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:51:57 +0000 JohnA 74207@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Maybe there should be a "theme of the day", like "Isle of Wight news" (I chose an already known category) or "C of E news". Something to produce the creative juices...</p> <p>Oh this is futile. Where are my antidepressants? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74173 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:54:44 +0000 waylandsmithy 74173@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Qoxiivi:</p> <p>I once saw a baked potato bedecked with a turd, next to the 'piss hedge' at Reading. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74172 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:41:19 +0000 jp1885 74172@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>If my mojo is in residence, then the ideas come thick and fast, and the subs pretty much write themselves.<br /> Otherwise I'm as funny as a wet week in Cornwall (yes, I've been on holiday) </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74168 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:15:02 +0000 Qoxiivi 74168@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>"There's nothing funny to be found trawling through the latrines of Glastonbury."</p> <p>Not true. My mate was having a shit in a Glastonbury toilet and on the floor he saw a sausage-sized turd with an England flag sticking out of it.</p> <p>Says so much in my book. I'm laughing just thinking about it. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74167 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:14:26 +0000 JohnA 74167@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>True, Wayland. Drug residue, yes. Funny. No. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74164 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:09:26 +0000 waylandsmithy 74164@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>JohnA: have to agree. There's nothing funny to be found trawling through the latrines of Glastonbury. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74163 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:06:43 +0000 JohnA 74163@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Good reply, Wallster. </p> <p>I suppose with increased creativity I can go to the next stage of writing a 'news brief' and being violently ignored. </p> <p>It's all a matter of progression.</p> <p>Also I find that a lot of the humour is very forced. How, for the sake of example, could the death of a man on a Portaloo at Glastonbury be remotely funny? There's no irony to be found in that news item, its just sad.</p> <p>Not all of it is forced. </p> <p>The recent FA's have shown great wit and creativity and I salute them - you bastards. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74119 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:08:17 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 74119@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I tend to have an idea, kick it around in my head for a little while trying to think of some jokes that will go with it, and then spend about 15 minutes writing it. Which is why mine are often light on jokes, or not particularly tidy. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74112 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:56:28 +0000 Ironduke 74112@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>You may find it hard to believe, but most of mine I just rattle straight of... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74111 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:34:54 +0000 waylandsmithy 74111@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Although that last post took me a week. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74110 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:26:45 +0000 waylandsmithy 74110@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Just out of interest, how much time do people spend on their subs? I normally spend about an hour or so. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74109 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:22:51 +0000 bonjonelson 74109@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Most of my ideas would be so much better if I had time to </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74107 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:35:50 +0000 waylandsmithy 74107@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I never have any idea what'll work. I can normally tell if it won't, though. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74088 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:03:46 +0000 wallster 74088@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I'm funny all the time. Just not necessarily in a news based format. You have to appreciate that we can't all be as good, consistent and smug as the WoM legends, but if you're hitting Saltire's level of funny then you're doing just fine. </p> <p>Take notes, polish ideas and only sub when you're totally happy with it. Don't sub half baked ideas. Comedians will be comedians' harshest critics and we'll jump like electrocuted nuns on lazy, cliched writing. </p> <p>Keep subbing the stuff that makes you laugh and don't worry if some other people don't like it, many will. I'd hate to be as funny as Michael MacIntwat, but I know other people think he's hysterical, bless 'em. They are of course, all entirely wrong, and I'm right. Always. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74084 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:56:56 +0000 JohnA 74084@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>What, my iPad? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74079 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:15:16 +0000 rikkor 74079@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>JohnA, the joke's in your hand. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74070 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:44:04 +0000 Basil_B 74070@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>There are some lucky barstards who seem to be able to churn out quality stuff at the drop of a hat.<br /> Personally it's all about the mood i'm in but even in good mood it doesn't exactly make me any good, which is quite evident on reading any of my contributions. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=26965#post-74068 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:35:11 +0000 JohnA 74068@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Yesterday, I had loads of comic ideas. Today I'm as funny as Saltire</p> <p>Is that a common experience or are some people just funny all of the time? </p>