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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:00 AM

Poehler: Only laugh if he's funny

The comedian dishes out a piece of advice to girls at Glamour's Women of the Year Awards

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 09:35 AM

Seriously

Ladies, can you stop pretending Dane Cook is funny and just admit that you think he's hot (cute, sexy, whatever...)?!?! Its ok to not laugh... The man has never told a joke in his life.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 10:19 AM

Why not laugh?

I have laughed at my share of not-so-funny jokes from men and women... just out of politeness. I didn't have to, but I didn't want the other person to feel bad either.

As long as "you don't have to" isn't taken to mean "you must not"... I agree.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 10:23 AM

Absolutely Clueless

"our quote of the day/week/forever: "Girls, if boys say something that’s not funny, you don’t have to laugh.""

This is your quote of forever ?....really?

I bet girls all across the country/world just breathed a collective sigh of relief to hear this insightful comment for the ages.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 10:27 AM

Haven't laughed at much Poehler's done since Upright Citizens Brigade

I'm not certain, but I'm pretty sure she had to stop being funny in order to become a cast member on SNL. That would actually explain a lot about the show.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 10:27 AM

Can I Suggest A Corollary?

Boys: If a girl says something that's uninteresting, you don't have to pretend to care.

Also, you can't get enough Amy Poehler? Seriously?

You can totes have my share - I'm finished.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:01 AM

I bet girls all across the country/world just breathed a collective sigh of relief to hear this insightful comment for the ages.

I'll bet they have, hOtrOd.

Boys, on the other hand...

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:41 AM

@Asehpe

Your right in tune.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:40 PM

and boys, if she thinks she's funny and you DON'T laugh

you can forget sex.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:43 PM

Boys: If a girl says something that's uninteresting, you don't have to pretend to care.

see the above post. Being around someone who turns you on when things are going well generally means people find things to laugh about.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 05:40 PM

Poehler-ster Prize in Irony?

Strong, brave, feisty women yammering about how strong, brave, and feisty they are at a fashion mag fesitivus attended by serial womanizer Bill "Slick Willy" Clinton.

What a proud moment in feminist herstory!

Convincing, too.

What next: Nurturers Anonymous holding a pie bake-off with contestants in Manolo Blahniks, judged by Tucker Max's new cougar conquest...Shrillary?

Too bad Publishers Weekly didn't attend.

Then again, maybe it did...causing it to reconfirm its Top Ten decision.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 07:20 AM

if you have to be told that, then you are part of the problem!

"Girls, if boys say something that’s not funny, you don’t have to laugh."

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