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I usually don't laugh or joke around much with other people. |
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If I am feeling depressed, I can usually cheer myself up with humor. |
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If someone makes a mistake, I will often tease them about it. |
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I let people laugh at me or make fun at my expense more than I should. |
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I don't have to work very hard at making other people laugh -- I seem to be a naturally humorous person. |
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Even when I'm by myself, I'm often amused by the absurdities of life. |
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People are never offended or hurt by my sense of humor. |
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I will often get carried away in putting myself down if it makes my family or friends laugh. |
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I rarely make other people laugh by telling funny stories about myself. |
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If I am feeling upset or unhappy I usually try to think of something funny about the situation to make myself feel better. |
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When telling jokes or saying funny things, I am usually not very concerned about how other people are taking it. |
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I often try to make people like or accept me more by saying something funny about my own weaknesses, blunders, or faults. |
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I laugh and joke a lot with my friends. |
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My humorous outlook on life keeps me from getting overly upset or depressed about things. |
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I do not like it when people use humor as a way of criticizing or putting someone down. |
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I don't often say funny things to put myself down. |
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I usually don't like to tell jokes or amuse people. |
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If I'm by myself and I'm feeling unhappy, I make an effort to think of something funny to cheer myself up. |
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Sometimes I think of something that is so funny that I can't stop myself from saying it, even if it is not appropriate for the situation. |
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I often go overboard in putting myself down when I am making jokes or trying to be funny. |
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I enjoy making people laugh. |
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If I am feeling sad or upset, I usually lose my sense of humor. |
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I never participate in laughing at others even if all my friends are doing it. |
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When I am with friends or family, I often seem to be the one that other people make fun of or joke about. |
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I don't often joke around with my friends. |
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It is my experience that thinking about some amusing aspect of a situation is often a very effective way of coping with problems. |
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If I don't like someone, I often use humor or teasing to put them down. |
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If I am having problems or feeling unhappy, I often cover it up by joking around, so that even my closest friends don't know how I really feel. |
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I usually can't think of witty things to say when I'm with other people. |
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I don't need to be with other people to feel amused -- I can usually find things to laugh about even when I'm by myself. |
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Even if something is really funny to me, I will not laugh or joke about it if someone will be offended. |
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Letting others laugh at me is my way of keeping my friends and family in good spirits. |
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