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The GRUMPY side of social media, no happiness, rainbows, glitter or self serving smiles

parading about as empowering or prattling about emotional intelligence.

Hard mod in effect - take the sappy sunshine elsewhere.

Brian McKenzie Administrator His glasses are not Rose Coloured

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The GRUMPY side of social media, no happiness, rainbows, glitter or self serving smiles

parading about as empowering or prattling about emotional intelligence.

Hard mod in effect - take the sappy sunshine elsewhere.

Brian McKenzie Administrator His glasses are not Rose Coloured

Disruption is my appetizer: I specialize in Health Care Insurance Solutions,

Military Intelligence, All Things Russia, Sales & Harley Davidson

MEDx Ehealth SVP Patient Integration

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Jim Able Influencer

Jim Able is the satirical alter-ego and nom de plume

of Marine Industry ConsultantPhil Friedman

Florida, United States Louise Smith GRUMBLEPOT Influencer

Unsure how I got this ignominious Influencer title

But it must mean I have something in common with Brian McKenzie

The very nature humour makes it difficult or almost impossible to present

a single definition.

People have so many different ideas of what they think humour is.

Psychologists came up with 4 styles 1. Affilative to create a sense of fellowship,happiness and well-being 2. Agressive to threaten, bully or psychologically harm 3. Self enhancing making yourself the target in a good-natured way for healthy coping withstress 4. Self defeating an unhealthy form of p utting yourself down in an aggressive or "poor me" fashion

Popular humour includes witty, dry, slapstick, bodily (toilet & fart jokes), dark, surreal & improvisational. BUT wait there's more ...

The Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ)

- a self-report measure that assesses the 4 different humour styles

You might like to give it a burl.

Results of willing participants at the end of this buzz. HUMOUR IS A SERIOUS BUSINESS GUESS WHAT ? It starts in the brain !

This maybe a revelation for some of us who think it starts at the other end of our anatomy. HUMOUR & ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS Apparently intentional humor evolved as indicator ofintelligence.

WOW that's no surprise !

Humor is also rated as important in mate selection. Maybe people are selecting for genetic fitness.

General intelligence predicted higher humor even after controlling for personality factors.

The smarter you are the funnier you are regardless of whether you are an intorvert or an extravert. How many times have you heard people say "He / She makes me laugh. "

or read in the Personals ......

WHICH IS WITCH ? PROFILE 1 GSOH = Good Sense of Humour SWF, 34, 5'8", 140, ISO SWM, 45-55, GSOH for LTR. Fav: Drinking Pina Colada & getting caught in the rain What ice cream flavour best describes your personality?

If you had one day left to live, what would you do?Do you sing in the shower?If money didn't matter, what would you do with your time?What's one household chore you don't know how to do? Do you believe in soul mates? PROFILE 2 SOH = Sense of Humour SWM, 36, 6'2", 180, ISO SWF, 30-35, SOH for F poss D. Fav: The feel of the ocean & the taste of champagne

What is one word that describes your life?What's one thing no one knows about you?What song makes you dance when no one's around?What's the earliest memory you have? Do you believe in love at first sight? Do you think we've met before in a previous life

"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."

Charles M. Schult

Brian McKenziethe home of selfdeficating humor - hold the sparkles

GRUMBLEPOT came about as a direct response to the over shiny and 'Happy' bs

that is ginned out in Motivation memes and Inspirational quotes.

An antidote to Humble Brag

The Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) RESULTS

Brian McKenzie Good on you for giving it a burl ! Apparently, I have a mostly aggressive sense of humor with large doses of sarcasm.

Gee, I never would have guessed - glad I have a participation ribbon of approval from the HSQ.

Louise Smith Everyone's sense of humor is a mix of all four styles

but mine leans most heavily toward affiliative meaning

I'm good at cracking jokes and trading banter to build connections with other people.

Proma Nautiyal

You have a mostly self-enhancing sense of humor meaning you know how to laugh at yourself

(in a way that makes you feel better, not worse) and find the humor in any situation.

Jim Able ????

Louise Smith PSYCHOLOGIST F2F Tele Online Counselling (Assoc MAPS) (QCT), B. A. (Hons) (Psych) (Japanese & Music), Dip. T. Prim. & Spec. Ed. (Hearing Impaired)

Make Positive Life Changes; Improve Assertiveness and Self Esteem

Deal with Depression, Anxiety, Anger and Stress

Cope with Workplace Issues - Team work, Setting Goals, Problem solving Enoggera Health Practice Brisbane Queensland Australia

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Proma Nautiyal 6 years ago #15

#24

You're right, Louise Smith... Maybe I just need to let go and relax and let myself laugh when some good humor comes my way. :-)

Louise Smith 6 years ago #14

#23

Having the gift of humour to laugh or smile at yourself and to do so for others is priceless ! Maybe you will laugh if it's funny enough or you are relaxed. Laughter is very good medicine Smiling is good too to build trust and rapport You will never be a grinch with that gift !

Proma Nautiyal 6 years ago #13

#22

Thank you for tagging me on the post, Louise Smith. I guess it is partially true. I answered the questions truthfully, and without bias. So maybe it is bringing out a side of me that even I didn't know existed. I do make people laugh with some comments, from time-to-time. But truthfully, even though I smile a lot, I am not really a person who laughs their heart out. I do manage to find humor in every situation though. This test tells me I have a shot at being humorous so I will try, maybe. Thanks again for writing it...I thought I was some kind of a grinch, otherwise. Lol!

Louise Smith 6 years ago #12

#20

Proma \ud83d\udc1d Nautiyal Thanks for doing the test How correct was the result for you? BTW I added you in at the end of the buzz above.

Proma Nautiyal 6 years ago #11

Great buzz, Louise Smith! Enjoyed reading it. Took the test, btw, I got this "You have a mostly self-enhancing sense of humor. Everyone's sense of humor is a mix of all four styles, but yours leans most heavily toward self-enhancing, meaning you know how to laugh at yourself (in a way that makes you feel better, not worse) and find the humor in any situation."

Louise Smith 6 years ago #9

#14

Self fulfilling Prophecy ? What would you do with EQ credits anyway Brian McKenzie ?

Louise Smith 6 years ago #8

#13

Brian McKenzie you mean like that song "Don't Worry Be Happy" ?

Louise Smith 6 years ago #5

#8

Depends who the satire is directed to /against .... I didn't actually mention satire in this buzz ...... Jim Able

Louise Smith 6 years ago #4

#5

Thank you Kevin Baker as long as they are not "Shades of Gray"

Louise Smith 6 years ago #3

You can guess the results of this study "Individual differences in uses of humor and their relation to psychological well-being: Development of the Humor Styles Questionnaire," Journal of Research in Personality 2003 Read the Abstract here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223437499_Individual_differences_in_uses_of_humor_and_their_relation_to_psychological_well-being_Development_of_the_Humor_Styles_Questionnaire

Louise Smith 6 years ago #2

I did the Development of the Humor Styles Questionnaire https://www.thecut.com/article/whats-your-humor-style.html I have a mostly affiliative sense of humor. Everyone's sense of humor is a mix of all four styles but mine leans most heavily toward affiliative, meaning I'm good at cracking jokes and trading banter to build connections with other people. I agree with this result. Give it a try !

Louise Smith 6 years ago #1

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