The Liam McEneaney Experience

Whenever I get stuck writing my stuff, I make myself a challenge: I give myself a subject and 10 minutes to write jokes about it. No second-guessing, no rewriting, just cranking out one joke after another. It works remarkably well to get the juices flowing:

Yesterday, I gave myself the topic "Gay Marriage," because I had this thing I'd said in conversation once that I thought could get turned into something. And here's what I wrote:

* If you really hate gay people, legalize gay marriage, but not gay divorce.

* I don't know why anyone would say that gay folks are evil. Gay dudes are not evil - unless you're mixing stripes and plaids.

* Gay men are the best equipped to deal with marriage - because when everything goes south in a straight relationship, who's the first person she goes running to? Her gay best friend. he's a guy who's heard it all. Gay Best friend has literally given advice in every situation.

* Religious groups are afraid of gay people. Why? priests have a lot in common: They both believe a black dress is appropriate for every occasion.
They both find women's bodies unattractive.
They both worship a man who is well hung.

* The argument is always, "If gays are allowed to marry, then the next thing they'll be legalizing pedophilia." So there's an upside for the Catholic priesthood.

Ahhhh, somewhere between the road to hack and the road to genius, there's something in a couple of those jokes.