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What does it mean? Where did it come from? What is to be humorous?
Interesting. Would you say that this is just the origin? How would you say that more intellectual humour developed?Psi 5 said:Humor is usually enjoyment of others pain. The smile, grin or grimace (the showing of teeth) originated the same as, for example, when an animal like a dog bares its teeth. Like it or not, humour is derived from base animal instincts. Those that like to believe we aren't evolved, like the religious, will dispute this because they don't want to acknowledge our animal ancestry. Yet they will still grin at a joke like this: the leper's hockey game was temporarily stopped because there was a face-off near the visiting teams goal.![]()
Joking? Me?TheStatutoryApe said:And MF are you just joking? A bit of humour about humor?![]()
Merriam Webster said:Humor : a fluid or juice of an animal or plant; specifically : one of the four fluids entering into the constitution of the body and determining by their relative proportions a person's health and temperament
TheStatutoryApe said:Interesting. Would you say that this is just the origin? How would you say that more intellectual humour developed?
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Smurf said:I don't think that's an adequate answer. Misery can't be the motivation behind humor, we don't laugh at your leper joke because we enjoy thinking about their faces falling off, otherwise we wouldn't need the pun, we'd only have to think about it to be amused and a 'joke' would be limited to "haha, you're stupid/weak/ugly/ect."
Ayn Rand defines humor as "the denial of metaphysical importance to that which you laugh at". "Too often humor is used as the camouflage of moral cowardice".Smurf said:What does it mean? Where did it come from? What is to be humorous?
The strangeness being that the colonel still thinks of the coca cola company as being a priority even though the world is facing a nuclear war.Dr Strangelove said:Mandrake: Colonel... that Coca-Cola machine. I want you to shoot the lock off it. There may be some change in there.
Guano: That's private property.
Mandrake: Colonel! Can you possibly imagine what is going to happen to you, your frame, outlook, way of life, and everything, when they learn that you have obstructed a telephone call to the President of the United States? Can you imagine? Shoot it off! Shoot! With a gun! That's what the bullets are for, you twit!
Guano: Okay. I'm going to get your money for ya. But if you don't get the President of the United States on that phone, you know what's going to happen to you?
Mandrake: What?
Guano: You're going to have to answer to the Coca-Cola company.
nameless said:I find that the primal healthy, clean, 'laughter' is the laughter that one experiences when there is a sudden 'understanding' of something, a sudden 'epiphany' (obvious! "Why didnt I see that before?"). We laugh at the 'obviousness' of a 'truth' of which we were unaware.
Humor is a complex phenomenon that refers to the ability to perceive and appreciate things that are amusing or comical. It involves a cognitive process of recognizing incongruity or surprise and an emotional response of enjoyment or amusement.
We laugh as a response to humor because it is a natural and instinctive way to express enjoyment and amusement. Laughing also helps to release tension and stress, and can serve as a social bonding mechanism.
Culture plays a significant role in humor as it shapes our understanding and perception of what is funny. Humor can vary greatly across cultures, with different societies finding different things amusing based on their beliefs, values, and experiences.
Yes, humor can be learned. While some people may have a natural inclination towards humor, it is also a skill that can be developed and improved through practice and observation. Learning what makes others laugh and experimenting with different types of humor can help in developing one's own sense of humor.
There is a correlation between humor and intelligence, as studies have shown that individuals with a higher level of intelligence tend to have a better sense of humor. This is because humor often involves the ability to think abstractly, make connections, and understand complex ideas. However, this does not mean that individuals with a lower level of intelligence cannot have a good sense of humor.