Timing
Before you tell a joke you need to determine this
Is this the right time/place/person to tell a joke?
Never do this with jokes
Repeat them
You have to be extremely careful who you make these jokes with or don't tell them at all.
Insult jokes/Dirty Jokes
If you're telling jokes/being funny it's important to do what?
Nice to meet you! Not really, you seem pretty lame! LOL!!! Why are you crying..?
Too soon! Be serious when you first meet someone new.
If you don't know someone very well it's better to do this.
Be more serious or use very light humor.
Jokes aren't usually funny if you've already...
heard them
Why are insult jokes a bad idea?
Any acceptable answer
You can tell someone thinks you're funny because
they are laughing or smiling naturally, they joke back to you
Are you the only one laughing? Are they laughing at your joke, or are they laughing at you?
Pay attention to humor feedback.
It's important to be careful making sarcastic jokes with people who don't know you because...
They might not know you well enough to understand that you're joking.
When you repeat jokes people might think you're...
Annoying, weird, boring, etc.
Dirty jokes and insult jokes are okay to tell at school or in other public places as long as you're careful about who can hear you.
No, dirty jokes and insult jokes are better kept to private locations if you absolutely feel like you have to make them.
Sometimes people laugh but they aren't laughing with you they're laughing
at you
People may not always tell them that your joke hurt their feelings when it's this kind of joke
insult joke
You know what ISN'T a good time to tell a joke/be funny? When...
Any acceptable response.
Should you tell your funny joke again whenever someone new joins your discussion group?
NO.
Insult jokes can easily become offensive if they involve/contain this type of topic or subject
religion, race/ethnicity, sexuality
If people aren't laughing at your jokes/humor you should try some different material to see if you can get them to laugh
NO. This is a good time to change the subject, ask someone a question, or quiet down for a minute.
That's what she said
Don't tell dirty/sexual jokes
If you're really going to let go and be a jokestar, this is the time and these are the people.
Outside of school or work. In a private area. With people you know/who know you VERY well.
They're not laughing because they didn't hear you, it's because...
You told a joke people didn't get/understand/like
It's okay to tell share insult or dirty jokes with people who are the same race/ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation as you and no one else is around.
NOPE. Better safe than sorry. You never know what might hurt someone's feelings or offend them.
What kind of feedback can you read from people?
Body language, laughs, facial expressions, etc.
"Outsiders" probably won't get this kind of joke so be careful who you share them with.
Inside jokes