“Corny dudes ruin it for normal guys because when we finally approach the woman they have had so many corny dudes talking to them that they aren’t receptive anymore and don’t want to talk to anyone.” – The Marksman

Is there any way for a cornball to know he’s being corny? I am leaning towards the answer being no given the way a corny individual seldom if ever changes his activity. Guys who are corny tend to not know they are corny, they probably think that they are either being funny or honest while being clueless to the fact that they come off as cornballs. Just like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, corniness is in the eye of the beholder also. Though like beauty, there is normally a higher percentage leaning one way over the other on whether the individual is corny or not. If you don’t understand the definition of corny, I will try my best to explain it while citing some sources.

What does “Corny” mean:
To me, a cornball or someone who is corny, is an irritating person who tries too hard. The things they attempt at humor while being funny to them, comes off as either pathetic or irritating to most people. They are sometimes shunned for having an overbearing personality and never find out about it being that no-one tells them that they are corny. The good news is that corniness is not contagious, but when two cornballs meet and become close it results in a level of douche-baggery that multiplies the negative effects of being shunned by normal people.

A few celebrities are infamously regarded as corny. This either results from interviews, personalities or things beyond their control, like their work. A few names that I can think of in terms of corniness are: Nick Cannon, Damon Dash, Celine Deion, Tom Cruise, and Ray J. I don’t want to pick on Ray J because for what its worth he seems like a good kid that is enjoying his money and fame harmlessly. But Ray J is corny, many guys agree on this but I am not sure on the females. Ray talks in a quiet weird way that seems false (not saying it is) and his vernacular has all the cool words of the day making it seem even more-so. His gear and ambiance is that of the ambiguously gay R&B guy even though it has been more than proven that dude gets women. He did make Kim Kardashian off of one sex tape, but I digress. His entire steez is corny, he just doesn’t seem like someone that a dude could hang with for more than an hour or so. Watching Ray J and the way he postures for the camera exudes corniness. I hate to use him as an example but I am sure many of you get what I am saying.

A Cure for the Cornball:
One common misconception is that nerdiness and corniness are one in the same… oh no, the tight shirt rocking D-bags in the club will probably tip the corniness factor a lot more than the mouth-breathing spazz who works on your computer. ANYONE can be a cornball, its not a chosen trait, just a social difference that makes others uncomfortable. The sad thing is that many cornballs think they are cool, they will swear it up and down. It isn’t that they are disillusioned or blind egotists, not, it’s the fact that they just don’t know. None of their loved ones will tell them that they are corny, so when they hear it from a supposed hater, they shake it off as an empty diss.

The only way to cure corniness is for that individual to want to be cured. His friends and family has to 100% tell him/her when they are being corny and they will have to work on the timing of their jokes, that obnoxious laugh or whatever activity is being seen as corny. For example, if I was to find that telling people a certain joke is hilarious, I would need them to tell me that it’s corny. If I tell many of these jokes as an ice-breaker, I will be automatically seen as that guy with corny jokes. While funny to me, it must be realized that I am taking part in cornball activity, therefore I am coming off as a cornball. See my point?

Is corniness curable, or are the people who suffer meant to live out their lives as the brunt of everyone’s private joke? Does Celine Deion know that she isn’t as funny as she assumes in interviews and does it all really matter? What do you think? Most corny people I know are hard to hang around, it is too intense. Do you have any people in your circle like this?

Written by Greg Dragon on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 

Filed under People are Strange
Tagged with corny, nick cannon, personalities, ray j, tom cruise