Trivia: Worst joke contest

You might be appalled to know I was once booed off the stage of a worst joke contest. I set out to intentionally win, and should have clinched it, but they would have none of it! On a separate note, I generally win pun-offs by a mile, so I was pleased to emcee one, setting a competitive pace though still outdistancing everyone in room. You may be pleased to hear I’ve since given up on puns and bad jokes. (Minnesota has so many—unless it was just my friends at the time.) The Rev. Michael Kolar said puns are the most spiritual form of humor, since they make fun of the teller instead of the listener, but after moving to Houston, I realized my “groaners” were not making me any friends.