Life Should Be like a Sitcom

It really should. When you come home from work you should be greeted with a round of applause from an unseen audience. When you make that funny remark to your wife, raucous laughter should erupt from all around you. If only we could all be accompanied by a mythical mirthful crowd of onlookers who would laugh and chuckle at our every little attempt at humor. However reality being what it is our very best jokes and attempts at making others laugh are usually met with stone cold silence. How many times have you found yourself make a perfectly timed and humorous remark in response to something your spouse has said only to receive little or no reaction or even negative reaction. In TV land of course your merry little quip would have met with belly-laughs and a smattering of applause. So just imagine how much fun it would be to have your life appreciated in this way.

Another great thing would be that like with most sitcoms there are little if no repercussions for off-color humor. You won't be reprimanded or receive warnings from your Human Resources Dept. and you won't be regarded with baleful gazes from all your wok colleagues after that appalling gay joke you made in the lunch room the other day at at other workers expense. Each day starts afresh with a willing and enthusiastic audience ready to cheer you though your day and all sins will be forgiven.

Even your children will appear humorous, quipping out one-liners at staccato speed in response to your questions and nagging . Drugs, sex, violence and self-doubt will be treated with snappy one-liners and a gawky smile and innuendo will abound without anyone getting their knickers in a twist. That annoying next door neighbor with the annoying sweater-vest and who in reality gets on your very last nerve will find a second home in your kitchen managing to gain instant entry to your home seemingly whenever they want without the aid of a key. At evening meals everybody will wait their turn to spew out their lines and everything will light and funny no matter what the subject. In fact orgies of humorous banter will proliferate at the Dinner table. You won't have to worry about being rude or obnoxious; in fact these are almost prerequisites of your new sitcom life. Everyone is to be made fun of and life is a constant running joke. Your audience will find you most entertaining if you have a crappy job, insolent teenage children or a demanding wife. In reality these are all things that could drive a man to drink but in sitcom land oh no, pure gold.

So the next time you make that humorous remark in the kitchen and your wife looks at you with a steak-knife in hand and murderous intentions hiding behind her withering gaze just stop and imagine your fake TV audience laughing and clapping at your absurd predicament. Life may seem just a little bit more fun.