Need help with my Business question – I’m studying for my class.
Reply to at least two of their posts by posing alternative viewpoints or offering a substantive expansion on what they have said please make each response 100 words or more
Student 1
- Describe a real-life situation where humor helped you to get to know someone, such as when you met a new friend, neighbor or coworker. Do not give names or identifying information. How did humor facilitate the encounter? How can you relate our readings to that experience? How did humor reveal what you had in common, or did not share?
A real-life situation where humor helped me to get to know someone was the first time I tried “Beer Yoga.” Yes, this is a real thing that happens on the last Saturday of every month. You drink a beer while participating in a yoga class. This in itself is a great deal of fun. The first time I tried it, we were performing a move that where we were on all fours and had to lift our beer behind us and touch our toes. The lady next to me lost her balance and ended up spilling her beer all over me. There were two roads that I could have taken, one where I was upset or one were humor would alleviate the embarrassment. I chose humor. I turned to her and said, “well, now we are best friends!” She and I, and the entire class, had a big laugh. After the class we ate brunch and got to know each other. It turned out to be a small world, because the friend she was with worked at the daycare I took my daughter to at the time. And she was a teacher at the school my sons went to and knew them both. This was almost 3 years ago and we still keep in touch with each other.
I believe the readings that relate most are the moral virtues fostered by humor in chapter 6. Being able to laugh at an embarrassing situation. Because I made a joke about getting a beer dumped on me, she was able to find relief from her embarrassment.
Thanks!
Eva Source:
Morreal, J. (2009). Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from com/#/books/9781444358292/cfi/6/20!/4/2/2@0:0″>https://reader.yuzu.com/#/books/9781444358292/cfi/…
Student 2
Hi class this week I chose question 1 for my discussion topic.
Describe a real-life situation where humor helped you to get to know someone, such as when you met a new friend, neighbor or coworker. Do not give names or identifying information. How did humor facilitate the encounter? How can you relate our readings to that experience? How did humor reveal what you had in common, or did not share?
My real life humorous beginning to a friendship/ slash relationship all started with a phrase that I only I used. It was at my best friends bachelors party the weekend before his wedding. I know it might sound cliche, but yes it was at a strip club, but the crowd was evenly mixed because it was mostly just our friends in attendance. One of the guests brought a friend of a friend, we’ll just call her Symphony. During the party everyone danced and had a great evening so we hung out more out by the cars just talking. My best friend, a co-worker, and his friend of a friend Symphony. While joking and reminiscing it began to rain. I said to everyone, “oh, crap it’s wet’n outside, time to go!” Symphony, yelled “what did you just say?”, I told her it’s wet’n outside. That’s what I say when it’s raining and that like to try to find different ways to say things. She said that wasn’t possible, she’s the only one who uses that phrase and asked where I heard it. I told her I made it up which led to some other banter back in forth. On this evening was the first time I had ever met Symphony as I was visiting from out of state just for my friend’s party. There was a lot of mirth at the party. Friends that I hadn’t seen for years were there and we spent a lot of time just talking of the old days, and the alcohol might’ve fueled things a little. The fact the we didn’t know each other and had never met prior, yet could randomly come up with the same saying peaked each others interest. However; being some what kindred spirits, neither of us said anything to each other in the romantic since. I went home after, but about a week later, my friend told me that Symphony wanted my number.
Shared humor and it’s role in the social interactions of humans links us together in so many ways. Martin, talks about mirth, the emotional component of humor and how it can connect us or even spark an un-assumed kinship. In my story sharing a laugh over a phrase led to questions of whether I had laughingly found the other half of my soul. Everyone is unique;therefore when you come across someone who shares your same wavy length, thought pattern, or just a simple joke! The hard part is done, some awkwardness is dissipated out of the social construct making it easier to relate as people. I believe when people can look past our differences and focus on the things we share is when we find harmony together, be it platonic or romantic.
-Everett
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