Is anyone else having this specific problem?

[lillypaddle]

I used to have a really good sense of humor, although it did lean toward the sarcastic side. I've been told how clever and quick on my feet I am - or WAS.

Seems like I am having trouble "getting it." "It" being jokes or retorts. I honestly have no clue. It gets a little embarrassing sometimes. Even with Sunday's LOL Cats post by SalmonChantedEvening.

I turn 72 this month. Has anyone else noticed this happening to them? I want my funny bone back, dammit!

[getagrip_already]

1. depression will do that, but personally

I expect to laugh like hell when trump is dragged out of the wh and put on trial. that will take years off my age..

[wryter2000]

3. I swear

That'll cure my arthritis, and I'll dance a jig.

[lillypaddle]

4. Yeah, that will cheer me up for sure! nt

[wryter2000]

2. I'm 71

No problem so far. However, I'm generally out of touch with most pop culture, so those jokes go right over my head. Anything involving Seinfeld or Friends, for example, makes no sense to me. Could that be happening to you?

[lillypaddle]

6. Maybe a little

but usually I can tell the difference in topical or generational humor.

[CaptYossarian]

14. No. The Friends writers used up all their humor on Dream On.

[lillypaddle]

5. Example

posted in the lounge:

My Dad's Christmas joke [View all]
A long time ago, before people had indoor bathrooms, a man was awakened to a tremendous crash. He looked out the window and to his amazement, saw Santa Claus, the reindeer, the sled, and his outhouse in shambles. Santa was yelling something, so the man opened his window in time to hear Santa scream, "I said Schmitt house!"

After posting this, I finally got it. Duh!

[guillaumeb]

7. My father was born in the family house, in Canada, in 1928.

The house had a hand pump in the kitchen, but there was still an outhouse.

Growing up in the 1950's, that same house, my grandfather's house, did have an in door washroom but the outhouse was still functional.
And it was still heated by two stoves. One in the kitchen and one in the living room, with open grates providing heat for the upstairs.

[lillypaddle]

11. Good for your dad

Glad he still has his sense of humor.

[guillaumeb]

13. He is gone, but he would have hated Trump. eom

[trof]

17. I thought the outhouse had two stoves.

And I thought "sauna"?

[guillaumeb]

19. Sorry. The house had 2 stoves, in the kitchen and in the parlor room.

The outhouse had no stove, but it did have 3 seats.

To accommodate 2 adults and 15 children.

[trof]

20. I can't imagine sharing a dump with a family member.

[guillaumeb]

21. Would you prefer to wait in a line?

In the cold?

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. I've laughed far less during these trump years

[appalachiablue]

9. NO kidding; I must seem like a grim reaper some days!

[global1]

10. I'm 71 y/o And Don't Find Much Of SNL Funny Anymore....

I don't know if it is just a different type of humor that they are working with now - or if I have lost my sense of humor. I just don't find their skits funny. Most are just kind of stupid.

I like to watch sitcoms. Now I notice that a lot of the so-called humor in sitcoms seems stupid as well. It's like they are trying to appeal to a very low IQ audience

[lillypaddle]

12. +1000 nt

[CaptYossarian]

15. 100% agreed.

[Wounded Bear]

16. Comedy is nearly dead for me...

I'm 67 now, and I can't watch a typical sitcom any more. Just leave me flat.

Most of the "comic stars" these days don't even interest me. LOL cats is a bit repetitive for me, so I seldom click on it. Well, that and I don't like cats, either.

Too bad. Maybe when Trump leaves the sun will shine again.

[trof]

18. I watch stand-up comics on youtube.

Many of the younger one are very good.