I nearly got kicked out of NIMS class when they started referring to 'task forces' and 'strike teams'. Ooooh, ooooh, I want to be part of "Task Force Autobots"! Once you find something funny, its hard not to laugh.
If you about got kicked out then your instructor needs to work on classroom tactics. Not to discredit them, but as an instructor, I use humor as much as possible when hosting ics 100, 200 etc. Mainly because everybody is right, IT'S VERY DRY AND BORING. But in defense of ics and nims, the concept really works and not only for extremely large incidents but for small events as well. Good luck to all and dont give the instructors too much crap. LOL