Well, sense of humor does seem to be a common demoninator between people and ol' bobert has a bad habit of using it almost before the "glad to meetcha" which ain't real good but I'm workin' on it. A little...

I try out different kinds of humor ro see what works and sometimes nothing works. The other person is still satnding in front of me with that humorless dtoic look wishing that they weren't having to put up with me...

Now, that brings me to me point. While I think that everyone has a sense of humor, I think that sometimes folks are so consumed with either deprssion or circumstance that nuthing, including the handshake buzzed and the whoopie cushion ear going to work, and then it's time to take the clown hat off for a while and, if you want to make the investment in the friendship, do a little ministering, that is if you have any credibility left after just making a fool of yourself in the eyes of the other person.