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A dry sense of humor, also called dry-wit humor or deadpan humor, is generally characterized by the absence of emotion. Most commonly, the absence of facial expression and tone of voice that would indicate a joke.
Essentially it’s remaining serious when delivering, or reacting to, a joke or funny situation, even though the person finds it funny.
Deadpan humor is not for everyone. Some get it and love it, others might not find it funny at all, and some might even find it offensive.
People with a dry sense of humor are often accused of being sarcastic, dark, pessimistic, suspicious, and even a bit snobbish.
Well, it depends who you ask. There is absolutely nothing wrong with having deadpan humor, though some people just might not find it funny.
There isn’t a specific type of person who has a dry sense of humor, but there are ways to tell if you have it. Here are some signs.
Irony is a commonly used by people with deadpan humor. People who know your sense of humor accept this and take things you say with a pinch of salt, but others may find your jokes inappropriate at times.
Sarcasm, a common form of irony, is essentially saying something that is usually the opposite from the message you intend to deliver. This is usually intended at a person.
An example would be saying “nice suit” to someone wearing pajamas. Sarcasm is usually used with the intent of criticizing, but it can be done with a humorous twist.
Sometimes you’re the only person in a group of people who understands and (internally) laughs at the joke.
Do you find humor in dark, morbid things? You’re not alone. Though there is a fine line between being disrespectful and finding a bad situation funny, you can slackline on it all day!
It takes something actually important to bug you. You tend to not be affected by trivialities and minor nuisances, finding them rather funny at times.
Everyone loves a good fail, but you really rejoice in other people’s uncomfortable situations.
Saying something awkward or making a fool out of yourself is more reason to laugh than to cry.
Your deadpan humor always saves the day, and you always manage to get out of bad situations by using humor in a clever way.
You have perfected your poker face to a point where even people who know you doubt whether or not you find something funny. You can usually say hilarious stuff with a straight face, and like-minded people love it.
You’re not a huge fan of basic knock-knock jokes and the like. You also find some comedians rather cringey with their basic jokes.
You probably feel misunderstood many times. Some people might not understand your sense of humor, others might not find your jokes funny, and others might even find you tasteless and offensive.
Many people don’t see that you are actually a clever, caring person, because you seem to have such a deadpan approach to life and find dark themes amusing.
Deadpan humor is actually quite sophisticated and requires a decent level of intellectual acumen.
Dry humor tends to explore uncommon, sometimes edgy, themes, and it usually requires fast thought processing and an emotionless delivery. You wouldn’t be able to get it, much less do it, if you were not intelligent.
You may come across as a bit pessimistic and as having trust issues. In fact, you just know we’re all human and it doesn't take much for things to fail.
Not that you deliberately make people feel bad, but your humor might make some people feel uneasy around you, as they might struggle to identify a humorous situation.
In fact, you might even have a few one-liners up your sleeve. And even when you don’t, you can always find hilarious, yet sometimes sharp-tongued, words to say on the spot.
Sometimes you don’t make a straightforward joke, and there is actually some delay between the delivery and people processing your words. This can be either good or bad, but always hilarious (at least for you!).
You tend to gravitate towards people who get your sense of humor. Otherwise it can be rather exhausting explaining yourself every time you find something funny or make a deadpan joke.
Having said that, even some of your friends will sometimes doubt whether you’re being serious or not.
People with dry humor tend to be sharp-eyed, and, of course, pick up on what they observe to assess and construct jokes. So your impeccable attention to detail is yet another sign.
You don’t always get it right, but you do try to read people all the time. Your love affair with psychology sometimes pays off, and you end up making clever, appropriate jokes about the person.
About what other people think of your jokes (even though you can be a bit judgmental at times). After all, you understand not everyone gets your humor, and that's fine.
Sources: (LovePanky) (Love Dignity) (Intellectual Takeout)
See also: The rise and triumph of cringe comedy
Indeed, not everyone has a dry sense of humor. In fact, many people don't even get it. Are you the type of person who likes to observe, is quick, sharp, and can deliver a joke in a deadpan matter? Then you may well have a dry sense of humor.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg; there are many other signs that you have such a type of humor. Curious to find out more? Then click on.
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Indeed, not everyone has a dry sense of humor. In fact, many people don't even get it. Are you the type of person who likes to observe, is quick, sharp, and can deliver a joke in a deadpan matter? Then you may well have a dry sense of humor.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg; there are many other signs that you have such a type of humor. Curious to find out more? Then click on.