Why do you guys try to be so funny and witty?

Is there a reason why everyone on /prog/ is trying so hard to be funny. Is it because programming is a difficult endeavor and we're trying to make light of it? Is there a deeper philosophical reason for our behavior or are we all just socially awkward aspies? Or worse, are we all a bunch of bandwagon fools who are monkeying a select few of retards who seeded /prog/'s questionable culture?

The people who actually like talking about programming were driven out or never migrated to progrider.
All that's left are the meme spouters.
Read SICP.