http://www.humorpower.com/blog/2009/09/cartoon-caption-contest-results-creative-humor-writing/ Better thinking -- Better speaking -- Better living Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:45:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.humorpower.com/blog/2009/09/cartoon-caption-contest-results-creative-humor-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-143830 John Kinde Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:43:50 +0000 http://www.humorpower.com/blog/?p=944#comment-143830 Yes. I've had the same experience. Often my favorite line is not the winner. In fact sometimes my favorite line isn't in the top three selected by our panel of judges (usually about 8 speakers and improv players). Appreciation of humor is a very personal thing. What makes delivery to an audience work is being able to figure out what MANY people will find funny and then to rely on the contagious nature of laughter to create a wave response. Yes. I’ve had the same experience. Often my favorite line is not the winner. In fact sometimes my favorite line isn’t in the top three selected by our panel of judges (usually about 8 speakers and improv players). Appreciation of humor is a very personal thing. What makes delivery to an audience work is being able to figure out what MANY people will find funny and then to rely on the contagious nature of laughter to create a wave response.

]]> http://www.humorpower.com/blog/2009/09/cartoon-caption-contest-results-creative-humor-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-143829 Nancy Lininger Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:07:08 +0000 http://www.humorpower.com/blog/?p=944#comment-143829 You've always said humor is subjective. I was the third place winner, but I read at least 3 honorable mentions that I thought were more clever than mine. None-the-less, I will take my winnings! You’ve always said humor is subjective. I was the third place winner, but I read at least 3 honorable mentions that I thought were more clever than mine. None-the-less, I will take my winnings!

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