“No. Poor delivery I suppose, and a generally surly demeanor as well.”

— Ransom Jabara, unemployed librarian, Lawrence

“No, not at all actually. I'm not good at pre-planned jokes anyway, but I'm much better when it's off the cuff.”

— Lauren Bonfe, Kansas University senior, Fairhope, Ala.

“Sure. I don't know a whole lot of jokes, but I have good comedic timing.”

— Katie Divel, Abilene High School senior, Abilene

“Structured jokes, no, not at all. But I'm relatively good at making people laugh.”

— Ben Wilson, artist, Lawrence