You've joined Face book, added your friends, and reconnected with the people you went to high school with (even those you don't remember). Bring it all together with humor. Trying to define what makes a funny Face book status is like trying to define what makes anything funny. Good luck with that.
First, partake in a little self-examination: are you funny? Here's a hint-if people have consistently told you that you are funny, congratulations. You probably are. If, on the other hand, you rarely hear the phrase, "You are funny," or you hear it only from someone with a perplexed grimace on her face, then you might want to rethink your funny-Face book-status plan. Quote poetry or inspirational affirmations instead.
Once you've established that you're plausibly funny, it's time to focus on status-writing. Why try for funny? Because Face book is a much better experience when you make them laugh. Without humor, Face book is an avalanche of cute-kid sayings, gourmet-meal photos, boastful travelogues, and ideological diatribes. Humor lightens the load. Be that essential person who cracks everyone up. They will all owe you one, whatever that entails. You set the terms.
It's generally easier to define what's not funny and then skew it accordingly. You can go for exaggeration-a common comedy approach. Or, if you have the genetic makeup for it, try absurdity. Just don't get too crazy, or you'll tip the scales into annoying. Face book, with its myriad of pyramid-scheme-like games and meaningless quiz spam, is annoying enough. Don't add to the problem.
