Ooooh, got it, haha. I thought there was something within the game that you didn't like. I am also not very good at it. What I've learned is to play cards dependent on who's judging. Play the crazy sounding cards, even when they don't make sense, to the people I know with sick senses of humor, or cards that have obscure references with my very nerdy friend. Still though, a lot of it is based on whether you have any good cards. The black cards can be so unique/out there that it's hard to find even one card worth using on it. But I guess that's part of the fun, too.
It is based on having good cards and also on knowing who you are playing with and playing to what they enjoy. Frankly the last time I played CAH friends began "playing" to me and I really didn't like it. I don't know if I disliked it because I felt it was disingenuine - people should play the cards they think are funny - or because it felt manipulative - they're just lying that down because they think I'll link it. What I find funniest are cards that barely work, and that's what I play, consistently. I play what I think is funny. Maybe it's just a part of my personality that I don't like that kind of game.