wry, not rye

[eberntson]

My sense of humor the other night was called "wry", I could not have been more pleased. Best of all, I had been drinking rye whiskey all night, the circle of irony was complete.

wry

Definitions
adjective

Word forms: wrier, wriest, wryer, wryest
twisted, contorted, or askew
(of a facial expression) produced or characterized by contorting of the features, usually indicating dislike
drily humorous; sardonic
warped, misdirected, or perverse
(of words, thoughts, etc) unsuitable or wrong
verb

Word forms: wries, wrying, wried
(tr) to twist or contort
Alternative Forms
ˈwryly adverb ˈwryness noun
Word Origin
C16: from dialect wry to twist, from Old English wrīgian to turn; related to Old Frisian wrīgia to bend, Old Norse riga to move, Middle Low German wrīch bent, stubborn

[Slava]

Nice one. I wonder, though, just what your sense of humor was at the moment, drily humorous or perversely warped.

I never knew this as a verb, either.

[Perry Lassiter]

I keep being accused of dry humor, but no one has ever told me what wet humor is...

[Audiendus]

(of a facial expression) produced or characterized by contorting of the features

Anagram of "eberntson": Bent noser.

no one has ever told me what wet humor is...

Haven't you heard of aqueous humor? (That's one in the eye for you...)

[Philip Hudson]

I tried to think of a pun on vitreous humor, something like laughing when someone walked on broken glass, but that one won't fly. I answered anyway so y'all would know that I am at least trying to think.

[eberntson]

@Philip: How delightfully non-abtuse your comment is. And there you go thinkin' again, might lead to trouble. I believe no one wants trouble within Texas.

[Philip Hudson]

eberntson:
Non-abtuse is a new word to me. After much Googling, I think I understand that abtuse is a portmanteau word for “abstract and obtuse”. If this is what you meant, non-abtuse is a great compliment. Thanks bunches.

[eberntson]

@Phillip: ...now you get my drift.