Humor

I like the left handed compliment type of humor. An example of this is: “He has a great face for radio!” While it sounds like a compliment, but then you realize that no one sees the face of the radio host.

Another thing I like to do is say: “Hey, tall, dark and handsome. Well, two out of three.” In this you give the compliment and then take it away. After all maybe he's not tall, or dark, or handsome.

Our Administrative Assistant was very good a putting her foot in her mouth. We were very good at pointing it out. That got kinda old after a while, so I started saying, “I'm being good. It's hard but I'm being very good.” Still I was pointing out that she had messed up.

All these are examples of put down humor. All these are at the expense of the other person. In the first example, the face of the other person is being put down. In the second, some portion of their body is being put down. In the last example the slight mess ups are being emphasized. All to the determent of the person.

We, as Christians shouldn't be putting people down. We are to edify, to lift up people. We shouldn't use left handed compliments but real, truthful compliments. The other person should feel better for having met you.