@hopeful33250 @mamacita @sirgalahad and others: As someone on the spectrum, I never stopped to consider that my view was differently wired from the person right next to me. All my life I have seen things very seriously. I take someone's words as words, and as sirgalahad said, changes in tone, or nuances don't mean anything. I don't hear the humor. Remember the old saying, "half a joke in full earnest"? It's like that. Now, when you combine verbal with physical comedy together, sometimes I'll get that, as auditory and visual cues process differently, but together (for me, anyways) they can give me the intent behind it. This actually is a bit of an issue in my marriage, as my husband has a witty sense of humor, but complains I take things too seriously. I only hear the words, not the tone or meaning. I hope this makes some sense?
Ginger