Tribe.net. Local Connections Dion http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#da5c98ad-1d82-4816-83f7-6d7e4dee5c93 2009-03-08T19:08:38Z 2009-03-08T19:08:38Z

Scarcastic to the exsreme and I do enjoy Satire,balck humor and has any one herd of QI its made for INTJs

Dion 2009-03-08T19:08:38Z Gabriel http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#ff10a83b-bdd6-4836-a343-750c06d8b4f0 2008-05-22T01:02:27Z 2008-05-22T01:02:27Z

People's sense of humor is usually influenced by the 7th function, which, in the whole type model, would be the function playing the 'trickster' role. Think of the British journalist ('Fowler') in The Quiet American (ISTJ, but same role of extraverted feeling): when the CIA agent ('Pyle') proposes to Fowler's mistess, Fowler remarks "shouldn't you be on one knee".

Gabriel 2008-05-22T01:02:27Z Jaime http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#a75f2417-f2f3-461f-9dfa-1f7444a1b78e 2008-05-21T16:00:45Z 2008-05-21T16:00:45Z

In my case, I display the same trends in humor....witty, cynical and sarcastic as hell!! I rarely make jokes ever, but I do use my cynicism and sarcasm to my advantage. My co-workers always say that I'm too serious, I never laugh, and I always have a straight face. For example.....I never conceal to them when something is not funny or amusing to me. They say a joke or a funny remark, etc. and after they finish I'll just say with a straight face...'Woooooooowwww' (with a tone that conveys that I'm totally uninterested, which 60% of the time it is, and they find it funny as hell. That's when I start to laugh. lol) In the mornings one of them, who is an ESFP (we get along very well but he doesn't shut up and drives me crazy), always asks me: 'Well, well, well, how are you this morning, we're happy, huh? We slept well, huh? We're ready to take on the day, huh?' To which I'll usually answer him in a unemotional tone 'Why do you care? If you must know I'm ecstatic'. And they just love it lol. Then he just keeps talking garbage for a while to which I will just ask him 'Are you bored or something, don't you have work to do? If you're bored and don't have work to do I can ask the boss if she has any tasks to assign you?' They just flip out. lol Now my best friend at work is an ISTJ, and she does get my humor to a T. She loves when I do sarcasm with job related stuff, and I just love that I don't have to explain it to her, she just gets it. However, the rest of the world usually thinks that I'm just being annoying or sometimes even bitchy, which I'm not, I'm just putting some dark humor into the situation, which I love to do. =)

Jaime 2008-05-21T16:00:45Z Andrew http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#2e6fb611-214a-4752-a433-8b265b74a266 2008-03-25T00:26:28Z 2008-03-25T00:26:28Z

My sense of humor is dry, dark, somewhat absurdest and rather warped. At least that's what others tell me. It's rare something makes me laugh out loud, chuckle internally yes. I also find parody and satire to be the highest forms of humor available, but don't try too hard. It shows when you're trying to make it funny, playing it straight is the best way to be funny. To me, dirty, sex or fart jokes are essentially mental junk food. Yes, they can work, but no "nutritional value." The jokes I often tell jokes go over people's heads. When I'm serious people think I'm joking, and when I'm joking people think I'm serious. But my best stuff comes in spur the moment, often sarcastic comments. People also think when I'm hilarious when rant about things (especially people) I dislike. To quote Metalocalypse: "Lorkey: Comedy is about expressing your hate. The more hate you have, the funnier those rusty dildos sittin' at them tables will think you are!" My best friend in High School (an ENFP!) filled a few back pages of his Math note book with my sarcastic remarks. The only problem he found doing that was mimicking my delivery. Some purposeful mispronunciations were difficult for him to copy.

Andrew 2008-03-25T00:26:28Z $item.owner.firstName http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#bcff9d14-0469-4902-87ac-bc28eb99f03c 2008-03-11T17:22:30Z 2008-03-11T17:22:30Z

People think I am bullshitting/joking when I am serious and they think I am serious when I am bullshitting/joking. It can get very confusing for all involved. Concerning other people's humor, I am usually aware of what is supposed to be a joke and what is not. I just don't find most of the jokes very funny. Then people think I am all serious and grim because I am not laughing at dumb obvious jokes. However I am generally laughing inside at the person telling the stupid joke. I do like many stand-up comedians, my favorite is far and away George Carlin. But most of the stand-up guys just annoy me. Especially when they think they are musicians. I hope that trend goes away again soon.

$item.owner.firstName 2008-03-11T17:22:30Z Aimee http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#d5e5c6a5-caaa-4bd9-a2c5-2fbee5b61b2d 2008-03-11T16:28:49Z 2008-03-11T16:28:49Z

I think I have a good sense of humor. I enjoy certain stand-up comedians immensely: Mitch Hedberg (my all time fave), Tom Pappa, Michael Ian Black, Steve McGrew, Greg Behrendt, etc. My parents hear a joke though and tell it to me and I usually don't laugh because they don't make sense. Shes an SJ and he's an NF. I also like funny/quirky movies: Encino Man, Benny and Joon, Super Troopers, Princess Bride, Monty Python, etc. I don't think Seinfeld or Everybody Loves Raymond are funny. or the simpsons. I don't find that kind of stuff humorous.

Aimee 2008-03-11T16:28:49Z H. Jane http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#1be6e971-00b5-4e6f-926f-7377c501456b 2007-06-11T05:56:52Z 2007-06-11T05:56:52Z

Eh, for me it just depends on my mood. Usually it's somewhere between dry/slapstick/goofy, if there can be such a combination... I guess you'd see what I meant if you knew me personally. But I do feel like no one gets it when I'm trying to be goofy. I guess that's something that just has to stay with the family... Which is a shame... We have a lot of fun.

H. Jane 2007-06-11T05:56:52Z Rustic Rambler http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#8cddd1f9-ac98-4697-9c5e-b574a581bbca 2007-02-01T13:18:56Z 2007-02-01T13:18:56Z

I’m not the kind to tell common jokes, but I can get them, or at least pretend to. I think of myself as a fairly humorous person, and in fact I have trouble taking a lot of things very seriously that to others are practically sacred. I’ve recently been accused of being a flagrant cynic, and I guess when I do open my mouth, I’m so blunt it comes across as sarcasm, when I think I’m being funny or even absurd. It happens everywhere I go, and even in every tribe I join, so it must be me.

Rustic Rambler 2007-02-01T13:18:56Z $item.owner.firstName http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#678c86f0-7cb6-48c2-89a9-fdd344d8139e 2007-01-20T17:04:54Z 2007-01-20T17:04:54Z

That pretty much hits the nail on the head. I've been accused of being humorless. Unfortunately, when I make any attempt at humor myself I'm often perceived as being too negative, analytical, or esoteric. And, of course, a lot of what I say just goes strait over people's heads, resulting in a fair amount of awkward silences.

$item.owner.firstName 2007-01-20T17:04:54Z fabian http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#1b5b36a5-871e-4557-a7b7-2214becb22ff 2006-12-06T17:27:27Z 2006-12-06T17:27:27Z

heh my firends say that I am sarcastic and that sometimes they do not know if I am being serious or being sarcastic lol ...

fabian 2006-12-06T17:27:27Z Colleen http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#52399af0-45a7-4903-a989-4c9fe26adf39 2006-11-15T01:32:04Z 2006-11-15T01:32:04Z

I am exremely sarcastic when I am trying to be humorous, but I am terrible at telling actual jokes. I always ruin the ones that I have heard from my brother so when he is telling some one else the joks and I am present I say the punch line half way through and they both get mad at me. lol. I also like the intellectual jokes that are mostly based on satire. But it reminds me how ill-informed some people are when I have to explain why calling someone a third derivative is so funnny. lol.

Colleen 2006-11-15T01:32:04Z Dave http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#121e81bd-ed39-476a-b1f0-bbbffa4c64bf 2006-07-05T20:30:33Z 2006-07-05T20:30:33Z

I would agree with this post. Probably the majority don't appreciate my humor (which is dry, sarcastic, and witty. Just like every other INTJ). However, the people that do get my sense of humor, really enjoy and appreciate it. Ive also found that self-depricating humor is a plus. It gives off the impression that I am human and not the arrogant bastard that I know I can be.

Dave 2006-07-05T20:30:33Z Lantern http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#ef231066-d2f8-47f0-aa12-1a1a5ddfda8b 2004-11-29T19:09:47Z 2004-11-29T19:09:47Z

My best comic niche comes from mild-blowing understatement, counterpunched by hyperbole. It makes me a good poker player, because it always seems like I'm lying. Satire and parody I think are the highest forms of humor! As for sarcasm, I tend to like people who use sarcasm to the point where it becomes a form of sincerity. I like the challenge of always having to reverse what is said to find the actual meaning. It's kind of retarded though.

Lantern 2004-11-29T19:09:47Z Matt http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#bab85443-3ecc-4ce6-b583-8d17234b9ecf 2004-11-08T12:03:18Z 2004-11-08T12:03:18Z

Sarcasm, parody, satire and such require more “analysis” which is what we tend to enjoy doing most of the time. So we get more gratification from those forms of humor. Satire and parody are my favorite. In my life I learned to tone down and apply sarcasm only when its needed. I have used it for emphasis in an arguement. Most of the time it just shuts down the conversation, perhaps because others see it as too negative and don't want to deal with it. When I have been sarcastic I thought I was just being frank and honest, perhaps objective?. I take a comedy improve class to see what that’s all about. And the surprise factor in that humor is very gratifying. Improve is difficult on one level because you can’t enter the scene with a story already in your head. You can’t think that far ahead because the other player will have input that could blow your well-planned idea. Then you are left on stage thinking too long. The improve is a good exercise for getting outside of your head and seeking out the most unexpected things.

Matt 2004-11-08T12:03:18Z Francesca http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#6cbf24f1-0529-4fb2-8309-bf8c2cc79f99 2004-05-25T16:45:13Z 2004-05-25T16:45:13Z

When I was a child, I would laugh inwardly if I thought something was funny, but I'd rarely crack a smile, let alone laugh aloud. This has changed as I've gotten older. I'm not the best at picking up on verbal or gestural social cues, but in my relaxed, not-defensive state, I am empathetic. Sometimes I laugh in empathy with the joke teller, seeing why the joke is funny from that person's point of view, though it might not tickle me, personally. My grandfather is 93, and his world is becoming simpler, though he still lives in his own home and tends his vegetable garden. But every time I see him, he tells the same joke: - Have you heard the latest? - (No.) - It isn't out yet. I believe a part of him knows that he's told the joke a lot, too much, but he doesn't remember other jokes. Having someone pretend to be in suspense, waiting for the punch line, is important to him. He has been known for his sense of humor for most of his adult life. Perhaps the ritual of laughing together reassures him that people like him. Still. As it is with grandpa, so with all, no? Any sort of positive response to a joke is usually gratifying to the teller.

Francesca 2004-05-25T16:45:13Z larissa http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#206b3fd1-4726-4849-811e-b3c20653c7f3 2004-05-23T23:39:00Z 2004-05-23T23:39:00Z

i'm the sarcasm queen....and i can be quite unintentionally cruel sometimes with my remarks. i'm also as cynical as you can get.

larissa 2004-05-23T23:39:00Z nullsetparadox http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#1faa3df2-c0c6-4e75-adc9-bd6c29535574 2004-05-19T18:11:51Z 2004-05-19T18:11:51Z

lol

nullsetparadox 2004-05-19T18:11:51Z Roganda http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#bb6ce197-93a6-49eb-be7b-9610c075996b 2004-01-12T06:03:52Z

I wrote this to a friend recently. Do any of you have the same problem? I like a dry sense of humor, and aspire to one myself. I think as an INTJ I'm just not very good at treating jokes like jokes, even when I am able to recognize them as such. Often, someone will tell a joke, and then everyone will laugh and then I'll say "Well, actually that brings up an interesting point" which is usually greeted with groans, avoiding glances, etc.

Roganda 2004-01-12T06:03:52Z sandi http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#1016aab9-7ada-4085-8771-bbc258d03360 2004-01-13T23:49:34Z

wow. so true. my family don't even bother telling me jokes any more..because i "ruin" it for them (or at least my brother)

sandi 2004-01-13T23:49:34Z Joe http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#cb68e4a6-3fa3-47a2-a335-282d6bdec7f8 2004-01-16T02:36:02Z

Yeah same here, I'm fantastic at ruining jokes. Sarcastic remarks though... look out

Joe 2004-01-16T02:36:02Z Mr_Shankly http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#5fcb1cca-905f-40e1-b1fd-be25bcfa8b52 2004-01-30T17:51:27Z

I for one sometimes feel nobody understands my jokes or if they understand them do not appreciate them at all so I find myself laughing at my own jokes consistently.

Mr_Shankly 2004-01-30T17:51:27Z Paige http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#1330e839-64c2-4155-bd67-5acb2d454aee 2004-02-04T19:58:35Z

Like the rest of my friends, I have a really strange sense of humor. I'm very, very sarcastic...and yeah, I do the 'interesting point' thing, too. -PK

Paige 2004-02-04T19:58:35Z Kurt http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#379ee0b4-a537-4db4-ba52-4c0df6ed2d70 2004-02-06T00:09:08Z

Sarcasm, definitely. :) I even was given a tshirt as a present that says: "Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic" I was told (and I agree) that it fits me perfectly :) K

Kurt 2004-02-06T00:09:08Z StFiend http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#a79e33ef-56da-496a-bf33-c9600dfe2535 2004-02-12T16:14:22Z

Actually, that brings up an interesting point... um. *ahem* anyhow. Sarcasm in and of itself doesn't require any wit at all, I recall hearing plenty of it from the bullies in gradeschool. The trick is to use it effectively. Painting's easy too, if you're content with stick figures.

StFiend 2004-02-12T16:14:22Z $item.owner.firstName http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#b63d0afb-9836-4145-a639-78fc0176ff23 2004-02-12T16:55:18Z

I can't stand "deadpan" sarcasm; I have no ability to pick up on sarcasm without cues, as I reason that any given person *really can* believe the stupid, outlandish things they're saying. (My experience repeatedly confirms this.) On the rare occasion I'm sarcastic, it's *dreadfully* obvious. My sense of humor tends to be very dark and/or silly; standard sitcom-style fare makes me gag.

$item.owner.firstName 2004-02-12T16:55:18Z $item.owner.firstName http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#48d7fd1c-1363-45de-b6aa-15345033ae01 2004-03-18T01:18:37Z

I know exactly what you mean. Sometime i laugh with others cause I'm a social person but then I think deeply about the joke and people don't laugh. I made up a good one the other day... someone said well "Martha Stewart will probably have to do some sort of community service of some sort first before prison." Then I said, "Yeah she'll do great community service, she'll make baskets and things for people." I thought it was funny and only one or two others thought the same but I was being realistic as well. great. I'm also INFP It was cut between the both types.

$item.owner.firstName 2004-03-18T01:18:37Z captain cracklins http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#a6e22c33-0bdc-44f8-8da4-a11c6f479b60 2004-03-18T05:21:51Z

Never concern yourself with who gets your jokes. The right people will get them.

captain cracklins 2004-03-18T05:21:51Z wilsonjw http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#a51f08c2-c565-41c6-97d6-f48b2fb070e7 2004-03-19T00:15:22Z

I wonder if INTJ's tend to be more cynical than the general public....

wilsonjw 2004-03-19T00:15:22Z a http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#017e25ad-3b65-42cc-aa5b-c3dfea1164e3 2004-03-22T22:11:04Z

ya i'm sarcastic too... anyone hear about this one (picture a hick/trucker accent): what is the similarity between a texas tornado and a ohio divorce? give up? someone's bound to lose a trailer! LOL

a 2004-03-22T22:11:04Z $item.owner.firstName http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#ec20e73e-ad04-4035-832a-7eb9853aa861 2004-03-27T15:51:11Z

ed zachary

$item.owner.firstName 2004-03-27T15:51:11Z Adam http://INTJ.tribe.net/thread/f1fd3d5d-d3d2-4916-8b93-f18d80dfdcb8#8f9f00f9-5cd0-4526-a500-49f551b88eba 2004-04-25T23:18:56Z

I have offended many people, for as soon as I saw that they did not understand me, that was the end of the matter so far as I was concerned. I had to move on. I had no patience with people – aside from my patients. I had to obey an inner law which was imposed on me and left me no freedom of choice. -- Carl Gustav Jung

Adam 2004-04-25T23:18:56Z