My wonderful future wife and I were talking about our senses of humor last night. There are definitely some common points that both of us find funny, but we also vary greatly in our respective tastes.

For instance, we both agree that “Full House” is never funny, unless in an unintentional way because it is so corny. We also both laugh out loud at “The Cosby Show” and “Elf.”

She, though, thinks “Napoleon Dynamite” is only mildly funny, while I find it hilarious. I also laugh regularly at shows like “The Simpsons,” “Futurama,” “Arrested Development,” “Scrubs,” or “30 Rock,” while she doesn’t watch those shows at all.

I think a good way to sum up our tastes is to say that we both like Steve Martin, but she prefers “Father of the Bride” (which I don’t remember that well) and I prefer “The Jerk” (which she wants to see but hasn’t).

Anyway, the whole conversation got me thinking about what I find funny, and how best to explain that humor to others. Unfortunately, I don’t have an answer as to how I could explain my sense of humor to someone who has never met me.

How would you do it?