Jul 7th, 2008 | Laughter survey

Jokes explained: pick your favorite theory


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Jokes explained: pick your favorite theory


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Poll tags:Laughter, Laughing, Joke, Humor, Origin Of Humor, Origin Of Jokes

 
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Bmccue7
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Bmccue7
Georgia, United States

posted Jul 7th, 2008 at 07:45 CDT

Very interesting interview with Jim Holt; thanks for the link. -At the end, he quotes Kant's definition of the essence of humor: "a strained expectation dissolving into nothing." I repeated that quote to my wife this morning and she gave me a strange look.
 
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