Maybe we should take the act on the road.

I'm always telling Geoff that he has no sense of humor. He just doesn't get me. Well I guess that that makes him the perfect straight man.

Geoff and I were in the chiropractor's waiting room. I have no idea what we were discussing because it was just a typical, mundane conversation. Then I noticed the receptionist was laughing so I looked up and quickly realized she was laughing at us. When she saw me looking at her she said, "You two are very funny." Geoff's reply (in a sarcastic tone) was, "We've been together for 17 years now and it's all been a barrel of laughs." I looked at him and said, "Seventeen years!!! Next month will be our 21st anniversary and we were together for three years before that." Geoff looked at me and in all seriousness said, "We've been together for that long? Really? REALLY?" He didn't say it in a "Wow! Time sure has flown by in this dream-like life we've created together." Instead it was more like, "How the heck did we survive this long together?"

By that time the receptionist was laughing so hard she was choking. Then the chiropractor came out to get Geoff. I called after Geoff, "Don't forget to tell him you fell out of a tree." Geoff turned around and said, "A tree? I fell out of a tree?" Of course that was the reason he was at the chiropractor. So I said, "You told me you landed on your back, but now I'm wondering if you fell on your head too." It really wasn't that funny but it made, not only the receptionist but the chiropractor and two other people in the waiting area, burst out into loud laughter.

So now I'm wondering if Geoff really does have a secret sense of humor, one that I've never appreciated or if he has no sense of humor and that in itself is funny. Either way, I'm going to have to pay more attention to him.