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phl666 | 16:44 Fri 04th Mar 2005 | Body & Soul
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How would you describe to a child, what the phrase "Dry sense of humour" means?
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Someone who says funny things but keeps a straight face? Someone who is sarcastic a lot?
They're not really that funny, you don't wet youself laughing.
Oh I don't know, if you think of Rowan Atkinson's dry put-downs to Baldrick etc, I would say they are really funny!
That was my dry humour, you see, it's not that funny.

He who laughs last has had it explained to him, landie ;)

I think Scarlett's definiton is a good one for a child to understand the concept, namely that someone with a dry sense of humour can usually make funny comments but can keep a straight face.

I think that a dry sense of humour requires some work from the listener. Only a part of the joke is presented and the rest, you have to surmise. The challenge is to "get it" in the way it was intended.

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