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How To Write A Humor Article for Goans in Kuwait
There are a number of unexplained phenomena in this
bizarre world of ours that neither science nor
academic research can explain.
Over the last couple of years, we found:
1) Always make fun of yourself � people love it. Beard
does not entertain lies, lies seek shelter in beards
often. There is nothing that makes people feel better
about themselves than to hear someone else ripping on
themselves. The general rule is: the more demeaning,
the larger the laughs or 'the hidden kicks'. Examples
are plenty, of recent the sparsely attended 'public
meeting' at which a lone bearded fellow stood up, a
few months after the shoe episode suspense thriller.
2) Keep your jokes seasonal. There are some basic
themes that run throughout the year involving Konkani
stage artistes! Okol chor, we'll write more about it.
To tiatrist...... But for our friend's presentation,
we will keep silence for the next two weeks until the
show and review is completed, zerox copies distributed
in the building, knocking on neighbor's doors to get
comments forcefully. I remember someone questioned
once - if you have spent 100 fils, let it be known to
him. Todate, he awaits for a response. Play the game
of chess, and talk about the bishop, sankistanv and
the leity.
3) People may not know what the heck you are talking
about, but the seventy five percent of the class that
understands the joke will appreciate the essence of
your being the poor man's 'Raj Kapoor' for the Goans.
Do not get yourself 'lose concentration' or you will
lose the game, due to ageing factor. The beard is
grey, the head is bald and the offspring turning punk.
Were it not for Kuwait, we would have surely lost the
teenager who has not seen the 'love' of his parent.
Keep digging at the Goans! Now can this phase be
comparable to the good old adage of 'vagabond'. Paisa
vasul for the back benchers. Fiu, fiu...!
4) When you become desperate for new ideas, rely on
old faithfuls. It is difficult to continually create
new themes and ideas. Keep some ideas in reserve for
the times you will really need them. The ex-speaker or
the ex-MLA will visit. Let them know that you would
have eaten grass were it not for their visits?
5) If all else fails, write about something that no
one understands. There is no worse feeling than
writing an article that you think is funny, and then
quickly finding out that no one else in the world,
including your own mother, came close to even cracking
a smile while reading your article. However, if you
write a humor article that is so vague that no one
knows what you are talking about, you can claim that
you are misunderstood by your readers.... and enjoy
the sardines!
If you follow these tips listed above, you will go far
in the future in writing skillfully, but sadly, in
life you never know when you will be asked to write
the monthly humor column for your company's garage
sale newsletter.
gasper
www.goa-world.com
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