# Ask the intravert who's taking an improv comedy course **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 14, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824 "2014-01-14T22:47:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/41 "2014-01-15T20:01:17Z")
Last night, I saw the episode of _ **The Andy Griffith Show** _ where Jim Lindsay (the rock n’ roll guitarist from Mayberry, played by James Best) came back to town, and he and Andy played _Midnight Special_. Then everybody took turns doing the reverse cowgirl with Elinor Donahue. I guess. That’s what I would do. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/42 "2014-01-15T20:34:36Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Not bad _morally_, just a _bad idea_. The same way going through a late yellow light is a worse idea in front of a cop than otherwise. Oh, right. Not because “the mod will be down on you for shitting in _her_ thread” but “the mod is sure to notice you, because it’s _her_ thread”. Makes perfect sense. …Wait, was the cop charging $20 for reverse cowgirl in this scenario or not? I’m getting confused. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/43 "2014-01-15T21:16:25Z")
The cowgirl is charging $20 for copping a feel in the red light district. Only once, tho. (You know why) She’s riding a one trick pony ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/44 "2014-01-15T21:48:43Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > What if the cop runs the light then accuses you of committing a traffic violation? They’ll slap their own wrist, so it’ll be square. ---
**Author:** ![sich\_hinaufwinden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@sich\_hinaufwinden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sich_hinaufwinden)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/45 "2014-01-15T22:11:25Z")
OMG - I never knew where the phrase ‘‘I wouldn’t reverse cowgirl that cop for $20 with Andy Griffith’s pecker’’ came from - and now I do! It’s one of those sayings we’ve all heard countless times but you don’t ever really think about what it means at its core. I remember my grandmother (on my father’s side) was particularly fond of this saying. Seems like she tried to work it into nearly every conversation and it never got old. And you could bank on her screaming it around the dinner table at least once each night. It wasn’t dinner until Grammy uttered her catch phrase. Man I miss my Grammy. ETA: Andy Griffith ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/46 "2014-01-15T22:13:43Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > What if the cop runs the light then accuses you of committing a traffic violation? What, you’ve never been flying down the highway at 85 in the left lane, and had a cop come screaming up your tailpipe at 95, only to pull you over for speeding because you didn’t bull your way into the right lane (where everyone was too close together to let you in), which was traveling at only 75, (you know, a mere 10 over) to get out of his way? I don’t know what highways _you_ drive on, or what cops _you_ deal with, but they can’t be in any US state _I’ve_ ever been in. … or maybe you’re just a wimp, and aren’t allowed to drive after that DWI conviction of yours… [sub]Note to **Twix** , this is ‘Improv’… It was a lot easier for me to think of that, and say it out loud, than it was to write it. The hard part[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Krav\_Manga](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krav_manga/32/3153_2.png) [@Krav\_Manga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krav_Manga)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/47 "2014-01-15T22:16:27Z")
Followup question (although it seems that you have abandoned the thread). I hear that improv can be difficult for the easily offended. Has there been a situation in one of your classes where a student totally misunderstood a joke and blew up about it? Did the student apologise for the misunderstanding? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/48 "2014-01-15T22:16:30Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > What, you’ve never been flying down the highway at 85 in the left lane, and had a cop come screaming up your tailpipe at 95, only to pull you over for speeding because you didn’t bull your way into the right lane (where everyone was too close together to let you in), which was traveling at only 75, (you know, a mere 10 over) to get out of his way? > > I don’t know what highways _you_ drive on, or what cops _you_ deal with, but they can’t be in any US state _I’ve_ ever been in. > > … or maybe you’re just a wimp, and aren’t allowed to drive after that DWI conviction of yours… > > [sub]Note to **Twix** , this is ‘Improv’… It was a lot easier for me to think of that, and say it out loud, than it was to write it. The hard part[/sub] Usually I’m on the highway where the speed limits is 95MPH. Once I get to the split it goes up to 128MPH on one side, but down to 93MPH on the other. 85MPH? That’s driveway speed. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/49 "2014-01-15T22:55:59Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > $20. Same as in town. I thought that was “what’s a blow job?” ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/50 "2014-01-15T22:57:02Z")
Oops; double post. Pretend I’m not actually here. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/51 "2014-01-16T00:28:15Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Usually I’m on the highway where the speed limits is 95MPH. Once I get to the split it goes up to 128MPH on one side, but down to 93MPH on the other. 85MPH? That’s driveway speed. OK, just add 20 to what I posted. Here in NY, you’re taking your life in your hands at 95, but I did, once,… err… several times… hit 128 on a highway. And I did it in the summer, while the road was dry. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/52 "2014-01-16T01:52:11Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > Oops; double post. Pretend I’m not actually here. It’s bad form to break the 4rth wall in improv. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/53 "2014-01-16T02:36:36Z")
What happened to post #50? ---
**Author:** ![kjckjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kjckjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjckjc)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/54 "2014-01-16T09:35:15Z")
> [@Krav\_Manga](#): > > (although it seems that you have abandoned the thread). Well, technically she said to “ask her”. She never said she was going to answer. Think of the OP as the kick-off for this improvo-threadorama. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/55 "2014-01-16T09:42:57Z")
This thread appears to be constructed using English words (mostly) but I’ve read it twice and still have no idea what’s going on after the first handful of posts. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/56 "2014-01-16T10:01:38Z")
> [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > This thread appears to be constructed using English words (mostly) but I’ve read it twice and still have no idea what’s going on after the first handful of posts. Twickster is playing the role of a poster who wants people to ask about improv comedy, and yet doesn’t know the fundamentals, ignores everybody’s cues and then disappears. Comedy gold. Absolute comedy gold, believe me. ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/57 "2014-01-16T10:33:52Z")
> [@Sr\_Siete](#): > > Twickster is playing the role of a poster who wants people to ask about improv comedy, and yet doesn’t know the fundamentals, ignores everybody’s cues and then disappears. > > Comedy gold. Absolute comedy gold, believe me. It was a pun?😉 ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/58 "2014-01-16T19:18:53Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > How do they handle the inevitable “super important/funnier/better than” person that seems to always show up in a group setting? Tell them to knock it off? Have the group reaction censor them? I think they already have that angle covered. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/59 "2014-01-16T20:05:27Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > I thought that was “what’s a blow job?” A blow job is what you give the cop to get out of your speeding ticket. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824/60 "2014-01-16T20:19:10Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > A blow job is what you give the cop to get out of your speeding ticket. In the case of a DUI it’s called a Breathalyzer test. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-intravert-whos-taking-an-improv-comedy-course/678824.md?page=4)