switching things around
1. basic strategy
Take two words / ideas, possibly linked in some way, brainstorm them, and turn them around, generating surprise, and therefore humour.
It sounds easy. That's because, when you get the hang of it, it is.
It sounds easy. That's because, when you get the hang of it, it is.
Seek inspiration
Looking around for inspiration on this mini project, I look into the bathroom cabinet and scan around at what's there. I see my ear drops and my wife's eye drops.
Clearly, the ear drops are supposed to go into my ears to help my hearing and the eye drops to help my eyes.
Clearly, the ear drops are supposed to go into my ears to help my hearing and the eye drops to help my eyes.
switch it around
Imagine what might happen if the eye drops went into my ears and the ear drops went in my eyes. My first thought is: my ears would be able to see and my eyes would be able to hear.
Continuing the thinking:
I'd be able to hear what I looked at and with my vision receptors being being further apart than nature intended, I'd have phenomenal peripheral vision.
Can we make something of the peripheral vision idea? Well I can think of one creature in nature that must have very good peripheral eyesight. It's a kind of shark.
Continuing the thinking:
I'd be able to hear what I looked at and with my vision receptors being being further apart than nature intended, I'd have phenomenal peripheral vision.
Can we make something of the peripheral vision idea? Well I can think of one creature in nature that must have very good peripheral eyesight. It's a kind of shark.
today's 'one joke a day' gag
Last night I accidentally put my ear drops in my eyes and my wife's eye drops in my ears. Today I can hear everything I look at and I've got the peripheral vision of a hammerhead shark.
Practise
If you put in lots of practise you'll become good at this. Why not write a list objects or ideas, either with an obvious link or not, follow the above process and see what you can get out of it.
Best regards and do visit again,
Marc
Best regards and do visit again,
Marc