How to Handle Surprising Information

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Based on a real conversation, I swear! A guy I know told me that he experimented with homosexuality in the ’70s, which, historically, was probably the optimal time to run that particular experiment. One of the best stories I ever heard was a guy I know who went to a Village People concert and ended up going home with the construction worker. Not A construction worker. THE construction worker.

Anyway, back to my friend. I found the story noteworthy not because of the homosexuality, but because, and again, I swear this is true, he gave it up because he was not actually attracted to, and didn’t enjoy having sex with, men. 

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How to Handle Surprising Information

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Based on a real conversation, I swear! A guy I know told me that he experimented with homosexuality in the ’70s, which, historically, was probably the optimal time to run that particular experiment. One of the best stories I ever heard was a guy I know who went to a Village People concert and ended up going home with the construction worker. Not A construction worker. THE construction worker.

Anyway, back to my friend. I found the story noteworthy not because of the homosexuality, but because, and again, I swear this is true, he gave it up because he was not actually attracted to, and didn’t enjoy having sex with, men. 

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How to Get to Sleep

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I have been known to suffer from insomnia from time to time. I have also had dreams in which I was lying in bed, unable to sleep, which I think is proof that my own brain is messing with me. Some have suggested that both of those things are just symptoms of me just needing to relax. They’re right, of course, but when one is complaining about their inability to sleep, telling them to relax doesn’t actually feel like help.

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How to Get to Sleep

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I have been known to suffer from insomnia from time to time. I have also had dreams in which I was lying in bed, unable to sleep, which I think is proof that my own brain is messing with me. Some have suggested that both of those things are just symptoms of me just needing to relax. They’re right, of course, but when one is complaining about their inability to sleep, telling them to relax doesn’t actually feel like help.

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How to Console a Friend who is Having Marital Problems

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My years in comedy gave me an abundance of experience in talking to guys whose marriages are in trouble. Here are some questions I’ve asked, which I suggest you avoid:

* So, is she sleeping with that guy, or what?

* Didn’t she know what she was getting into when she married you?

* Did she know I was in the room when you tried to have phone sex with her?

Note from Missy: my line in the first panel just made me laugh out loud. I love our dorky marriage where Scott can put horrible words I would never say in my mouth, and it just cracks me up.

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How to Console a Friend who is Having Marital Problems

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My years in comedy gave me an abundance of experience in talking to guys whose marriages are in trouble. Here are some questions I’ve asked, which I suggest you avoid:

* So, is she sleeping with that guy, or what?

* Didn’t she know what she was getting into when she married you?

* Did she know I was in the room when you tried to have phone sex with her?

Note from Missy: my line in the first panel just made me laugh out loud. I love our dorky marriage where Scott can put horrible words I would never say in my mouth, and it just cracks me up.

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How to Engage in Banter

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You have to be very careful who you attempt to banter with. If you’re lucky a poorly thought out attempt at banter will just end with the other person looking hurt and walking away. It can go much worse. I once witnessed a married friend trying to recover from having said something that his wife had clearly not taken as a joke by saying, “It’s just repartee, baby!” It did not work.

Note from Missy: I think this is the first member of my old improv group, Jet City Improv, to appear in the comic. Ethan here currently goes under the name The Ginger Runner, and is a hell of a great guy.

Also, this banter is fairly tame compared to our actual banter back in the day. I don’t know that I can write our favorite greeting with Ethan, because it’s not terribly family-friendly.

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How to Engage in Banter

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You have to be very careful who you attempt to banter with. If you’re lucky a poorly thought out attempt at banter will just end with the other person looking hurt and walking away. It can go much worse. I once witnessed a married friend trying to recover from having said something that his wife had clearly not taken as a joke by saying, “It’s just repartee, baby!” It did not work.

Note from Missy: I think this is the first member of my old improv group, Jet City Improv, to appear in the comic. Ethan here currently goes under the name The Ginger Runner, and is a hell of a great guy.

Also, this banter is fairly tame compared to our actual banter back in the day. I don’t know that I can write our favorite greeting with Ethan, because it’s not terribly family-friendly.

As always, thanks for using my Amazon Affiliate links (US, UK, Canada).