Why Not....?

[JackLuis]

Why do you not see more humorous stories of 'real people' on Lit.

Observe Hilda.

The typical 1950s pin-up girl was slim and conventionally-posed. But a recently-unearthed collection of images has revealed the less familiar Hilda, a plus-sized redhead who broke the mold with her plump figure and light-hearted demeanor.

Hilda, the creation of illustrator Duane Bryers (191-2012) and pin-up art's best kept secret. Voluptuous in all the right places, a little clumsy but not at all shy about her figure, Hilda was one of the only atypical plus-sized pin-up queens to grace the pages of American calendars from the 1950s up until the early 1980s, and achieved moderate notoriety in the 1960s.

Not only was Hilda one of the only plus-sized pin-up girls of her time, but she also displayed a fun, carefree and somewhat clumsy attitude, making her all the more charming.

I know why Jimmy B doesn't write a Hilda, she's too brilliant for his world. JBJ like a dark story, but there are othrs I guess. TxRad seems to put out one or two.

How about a contest for "Even Fat Girls Need Love Too!" stories?

 

[Hypoxia]

Yes, I remember Hilda. A small but worthy niche. Where is the BBW category?

 

[sr71plt]

I don't see it because I don't read much of the file here. I can't attest to the stories not being here somewhere.

 

[holliday1960]

Why do you not see more humorous stories of 'real people' on Lit.

Observe Hilda.



I know why Jimmy B doesn't write a Hilda, she's too brilliant for his world. JBJ like a dark story, but there are othrs I guess. TxRad seems to put out one or two.

How about a contest for "Even Fat Girls Need Love Too!" stories?

What exactly are you looking for? Humor or Curvy, or both? Because, there are stories that I know of either humorous or curvy, but if it is both, then you're right. I haven't seen any like that.

 

[JackLuis]

What exactly are you looking for? Humor or Curvy, or both? Because, there are stories that I know of either humorous or curvy, but if it is both, then you're right. I haven't seen any like that.

Just fun stories about the little fat girl that could.

Was thinking about "Hilda" in 1968, Dana Point or La Joya even better. A naturalist who keeps a disorderly beach house, but is a really nice person. "A Party at Hilda's" or, How she insists on a ring before hanky panky, or how it turns out for cunni she'll blow you really Well!

 

[weftandwarp]

Just fun stories about the little fat girl that could.

Was thinking about "Hilda" in 1968, Dana Point or La Joya even better. A naturalist who keeps a disorderly beach house, but is a really nice person. "A Party at Hilda's" or, How she insists on a ring before hanky panky, or how it turns out for cunni she'll blow you really Well!

Humour isn't easy. Every one is a critic of humour. It is easier to write incest or some thing else intended to shock. Just add the word Mum, or Dad, or sister, or brother, or Grandma, or Grandpa, or aunty, or uncle and what is very ordinary and pathetic becomes very popular.

It is very difficult to sustain humour over forty lit pages- it won't win any competition. I used to do humour but have discovered it isn't at all popular, gets a lot of impatient criticism and is thoroughly unrewarding. It's not worth bothering with. Satire, which in my opinion borrows from others ideas that are given a twist and lacks originality such as humour has seems to be regarded as a little more sophisticated. Humour often seems to have its origins in adversity and perhaps there isn't so much identifiable adversity any more because so many of our lives are dominated by the extensions provided by the internet and we are living the experience of others rather than our own.

A few people like humour and they seem to enjoy going back to the same humorous stories over and over like it is an important medication. There are very few people doing that though. I have learned that putting humour into the humour/ satire category is a bad move- humour works better when it's a surprise and time hasn't been given for the reader to work up expectation. I don't like to say it but I don't look to do humour any more but I prefer now to do conceptual things. I'm not saying I'm clever either because I'm not.

 

[Handley_Page]

I think that "humour" is a very difficult field in which to write.
What makes an Englishman laugh like a drain will sometimes evoke stone silence in another nation.

 

[weftandwarp]

I think that "humour" is a very difficult field in which to write.
What makes an Englishman laugh like a drain will sometimes evoke stone silence in another nation.

So true.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

JACK
Been there done that.

Humor isn't a challenge for me. IRL I invent one-liners all the time. At LIT I post one-liners to my signature space a lot.

 

[SusanJillParker]

Why do you not see more humorous stories of 'real people' on Lit.

Observe Hilda.

I know why Jimmy B doesn't write a Hilda, she's too brilliant for his world. JBJ like a dark story, but there are othrs I guess. TxRad seems to put out one or two.

How about a contest for "Even Fat Girls Need Love Too!" stories?

All of my stories contain humor, some black humor and others tongue in cheek humor.

When I wrote as BostonFictionWriter, I wrote a few stories about overweight women having sex and finding love.

Being that most women are obese today, writing about a heavier woman would be a good topic except most men won't read it unless the main character is tall, beautiful, and blonde with big tits.

I do like your idea for a contest about "Fat Girls" as long as your contest includes fat, bald, short men too (lol).

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Humor isn't hard to write but does require a large fund of info crafting humor from.

The soul of humor is something I call CONFOUNDING, alternate meaning.

 

[lovecraft68]

If you check out story ideas forum you'll see most celeb ideas are humiliation and non con. No room for fun there.

 

[weftandwarp]

JACK
Been there done that.

Humor isn't a challenge for me. IRL I invent one-liners all the time. At LIT I post one-liners to my signature space a lot.

I wouldn't have put that into the humour / satire category though. It isn't about a little bit of humour added. Shouldn't the story be based on humour?. There are different ways of doing it, some more successful than others. It is a different proposition to create a humour story I think.

 

[Handley_Page]

If you check out story ideas forum you'll see most celeb ideas are humiliation and non con. No room for fun there.

perhaps it is ripe for 'invasion' by humour ?

 

[sr71plt]

This has been discussed here recently. You have to step out of erotic emotion to enter humor, so it makes sense that humor would be difficult either to write or read in erotica. Humor is an erotic mood breaker. Yes, when the sex act is examined, it's humorous to the point of being silly, but the act itself is primeval emotion. Humor throws a bucket of cold water over that.

 

[weftandwarp]

This has been discussed here recently. You have to step out of erotic emotion to enter humor, so it makes sense that humor would be difficult either to write or read in erotica. Humor is an erotic mood breaker. Yes, when the sex act is examined, it's humorous to the point of being silly, but the act itself is primeval emotion. Humor throws a bucket of cold water over that.

Good point, but then, a "dirty joke" can be erotic and humorous.

 

[sr71plt]

Good point, but then, a "dirty joke" can be erotic and humorous.

I suggest that it can't be both at the same time nor be sustained for long nor will it be taken as either (if you try both) by a large percentage of readers--which makes writing a category story trying to deal with both problematic. Not impossible. Just problematic.

And even if you think you've done a pretty good job of it (as I've thought I have from time to time), it isn't treated that well by Literotica readers.

 

[SecondCircle]

Only way I can think of that I might enjoy reading is the erotic equivalent of a romantic comedy.

 

[weftandwarp]

I suggest that it can't be both at the same time nor be sustained for long nor will it be taken as either (if you try both) by a large percentage of readers--which makes writing a category story trying to deal with both problematic. Not impossible. Just problematic.

And even if you think you've done a pretty good job of it (as I've thought I have from time to time), it isn't treated that well by Literotica readers.

I agree. I have hunted lit for humour and found only one story based on it that isn't satire. There are some with humour added but I don't count them. I get the feeling people think humour is "light weight". This is strange in a way because any politician will tell that being laughed at is very destructive. It destroys careers.
It is very difficult to combat because words aren't spoken- nothing to quote, slander is a difficult charge to lay against laughter.
Of all the categories humour/ satire is probably the most powerful if it is used and done well. Of the two I think humour is significantly more powerful. Chaucer used it in "The Canterbury Tales" so humorous erotica does have a long history.

 

[ChloeTzang]

I agree. I have hunted lit for humour and found only one story based on it that isn't satire. There are some with humour added but I don't count them. I get the feeling people think humour is "light weight". This is strange in a way because any politician will tell that being laughed at is very destructive. It destroys careers.
It is very difficult to combat because words aren't spoken- nothing to quote, slander is a difficult charge to lay against laughter.
Of all the categories humour/ satire is probably the most powerful if it is used and done well. Of the two I think humour is significantly more powerful. Chaucer used it in "The Canterbury Tales" so humorous erotica does have a long history.

Humor?

Well, I had a try with this one (Strawberry Chapter 4). I admit to mostly writing it for giggles. Even the sex is mostly (tho not all). Love to know if you think it works, it was my first foray into writing for laughs altho I didn't put in in humor.

 

[oggbashan]

I have several stories in the Humor category.

I get complaints that the reader hasn't seen the humour and did I use the wrong category?

I also get comments that there is humour in my stories that are NOT in the humour category.

I can't win...

 

[ChloeTzang]

I have several stories in the Humor category.

I get complaints that the reader hasn't seen the humour and did I use the wrong category?

I also get comments that there is humour in my stories that are NOT in the humour category.

I can't win...

I don;t think you can with humor, it's so individual sometimes. What's hilarious to me just seems stupid to someone else. Oh well. As long as we have fun

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Take it to the bank: The soul of humor is exposing absurdity to eidicule. Most of our cherished convictions are CONFOUNDED with absurd theses that make sane people laugh. Once you get this your comedy career is guaranteed.

 

[RetroFan]

I write humor into all of my stories, and it seems to be pretty well received.

Although I have received more negative comments about Australian humor in my stories set in Australia or involving Australian characters, with comments saying that the characters are stupid, immature, morons or idiots. Maybe people simply don't know much about Australia, or meet many Australians?

 

[weftandwarp]

I have several stories in the Humor category.

I get complaints that the reader hasn't seen the humour and did I use the wrong category?

I also get comments that there is humour in my stories that are NOT in the humour category.

I can't win...

I understand but I don't know why people don't get it.