Humor is a funny thing

For all the funny bone lacking individuals out there, let's get this out of the way right away: quoting lines from movies, comedians, etc. does not make you funny. In fact it often has the opposite effect of which you originally intended, it shows us that you're really not that funny of a person. Humor is a funny thing, you either have it or you don't. Those who don't tend to fall back on the safest way to get a chuckle out f people, quoting pop culture in attempt to sound witty. You're not. In fact, guy at party who thinks he should have been cast in Super Troopers, all you've managed to do is show us that the person who originally wrote the line had a great sense of humor, and that you've just destroyed it. Thanks a lot.

Don't get me wrong, we are all guilty of the movie quote (myself included), but most of us know when a simple ice breaker crosses over into "this is all I've got going for me" territory. And honestly, if that's the case, if the only way you can get someone to laugh is by providing a unique interpretation of the "you know how I know you're gay skit" from the 40 Year Old Virgin (and probably ganked from the deleted scenes anyway), I doubt that they're going to stick around long enough to find out that you're actually a pretty cool guy (really, just stick around, you'll see!). So what's a humor lacking individual to do? How do you compete with people who are just flat out funnier and more personable than you are? Well, there are a few things you can do:

-Accept it and talk about sports or something. Because aside from your witty recitations of Dane Cook bits, the last thing we want to hear is your in depth analysis of why Peyton Manning is really overrated.

-Do something stupid like walk around with no pants on, or better yet, break something. At least that way people won't refer to you as "the unfunny movie guy." You will now be remembered as "The guy who ran around outside in below freezing weather without any pants on," Which is much better, trust me.

-Start arguing about politics, even if you know nothing about them. At least it's entertaining listening to someone complain about all the illegal Mexicans coming in from Canada and the WMDs that are over in Iraq.

-Get drunk. I mean at this point, why not, right?

-Kick the ass out of everyone who thinks you aren't funny, because let's face it, going by stereotypes, you probably could.