Oh do not show off here, please. More than half of your merits were given by the same member Halab, it more smells like cheating rather than clear game.
Maybe I am wrong and I even hope for that, but I do not believe that it is possible to earn merits just by making jokes and answering questions. In this case everybody would take merits easily.
I think to earn merits you need to spend like minimum 15 mins to write a comment, to it would be long and maximum informative. Add to that I noticed that posts with pictures and graphics earn merits in the most of cases.
Halab is moderator on French Local Board and he is Merit Source. Please respect him, and me at the same time, avoiding wrong accusations.
As I said, there are different ways to earn them. You can have another opinion, I respect that. But some courtesy is always appreciated.