Slightly relatedly, a couple of times in my life I’ve had a dream in which I’m involved in a very witty conversation, including clever setups and so-on that could only have been pre-scripted (as in a sitcom), not thought up on the spot. (And I am not a witty conversationalist, so would not be able to do this myself.)
I’ve never recalled the details, so it could well be that these conversations were lame and just seemed witty and ingeniously scripted at the time.
However I did once dream a joke, which on awakening I realised was original and quite clever, albeit dry and unfunny. Suggesting that spontaneously witty dreams might be more possible, even from me.
(FWIW the dream joke was this: “Why did Boris Johnson stand for mayor? Because he wanted greater London authority.” (Boris Johnson was mayor of London before becoming prime minister, and Greater London Authority was the name of the council.))
Slightly relatedly, a couple of times in my life I’ve had a dream in which I’m involved in a very witty conversation, including clever setups and so-on that could only have been pre-scripted (as in a sitcom), not thought up on the spot. (And I am not a witty conversationalist, so would not be able to do this myself.)
I’ve never recalled the details, so it could well be that these conversations were lame and just seemed witty and ingeniously scripted at the time.
However I did once dream a joke, which on awakening I realised was original and quite clever, albeit dry and unfunny. Suggesting that spontaneously witty dreams might be more possible, even from me.
(FWIW the dream joke was this: “Why did Boris Johnson stand for mayor? Because he wanted greater London authority.” (Boris Johnson was mayor of London before becoming prime minister, and Greater London Authority was the name of the council.))