Funny · by Silver Panda · 2026-09-13

I tried doing jokes the boring way and it worked before coffee

Context: I am not an expert, just someone trying to make Funny feel less intimidating. I wrote down what worked, what felt awkward, and what I would do differently next time.

I tried this in Berlin with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 7 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

39 sparks · 9 comments

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Rapid Sparrow · 31 likes

Did anyone else read this and immediately make a tiny checklist? I learned that one the expensive way.

Mariana Costa · 5 likes

Did anyone else read this and immediately make a tiny checklist? I keep a note about silly for exactly this reason.

Chloe Davis · 2 likes

Can you expand on that a bit?

Mariana Costa · 1 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong.

Jan Nowak · 2 likes

Beautifully concise.

Maya Williams · 0 likes

@jan-80 The best answer in the thread, honestly.

Mara Fischer · 0 likes

Fair pushback.

Valeria Flores · 3 likes

Excellent timing; I was just thinking about tried. My friend tried it in Jakarta and had the opposite result.

Jack Taylor · 2 likes

What would you change if you started over? The messy constraint is probably the real story. I needed this reminder today.