Spot on Chippo.
"If we could all laugh at ourselves and our shortcomings, we'd all get along much better,"
Appreciation of differences is exactly where the solution lies. It's the only way can all benefit from each other's strengths.
What two truly good friends can't make fun of each other? Gosh, it's one of the strongest pillars of friendship that there is.
There's a million reasons why I'm right with you on that statement. And its good to know there's more like me out there.
Just for some fun; a guy from Zim often contracts for me.
He'll say says things like...
Man that girl is good looking, pity you dance like a dead tree.
Remember your sunblock today, else we eat rare meat for supper.
And I'll joke that he becomes invisible at night.
The only time this doesn't work is when a person hears just one of our jokes and assumes the worst. Which o f course makes us up the game.