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Humour or humor (see spelling differences) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks, which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body, known as humours (Latin: umor, "body fluid"), control human health and emotion.

People of all ages and cultures respond to humour. The majority of people are able to experience humour, i.e., to be amused, to laugh or smile at something funny, and thus they are considered to have a sense of humour. The hypothetical person lacking a sense of humour would likely find the behaviour induced by humour to be inexplicable, strange, or even irrational. Though ultimately decided by personal taste, the extent to which an individual will find something humorous depends upon a host of variables, including geographical location, culture, maturity, level of education, intelligence and context. For example, young children may favour slapstick, such as Punch and Judy puppet shows or cartoons such as Tom and Jerry. Satire may rely more on understanding the target of the humour and thus tends to appeal to more mature audiences. Nonsatirical humour can be specifically termed "recreational drollery".

Many theories exist about what humour is and what social function it serves. The prevailing types of theories attempting to account for the existence of humour include psychological theories, the vast majority of which consider humour-induced behaviour to be very healthy; spiritual theories, which may, for instance, consider humour to be a "gift from God"; and theories which consider humour to be an unexplainable mystery, very much like a mystical experience.

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What kind of sense of humor are women attracted to?
Q. Now I want to develop my sense of humor when dating women. I tend to be kind of boring with them. How can I lighten up so that women are having a good time, fun time, and they are laughing with me? Any tips. Any examples?
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How can i write a dark humor comic?
Q. Lately I've been reading alot of dark humor comics by Jhonen Vasquez (JtHM, Squee, I Feel Sick, Fillerbunny and etc.) and I just adnire his work. I've been thinking anou starting my own little comic but I can't think up anything that could make the series funny (in a horribly sadistic) way. Can you guys help me brainstorm?
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A. What about a postal carrier that has no qualms in killing people? he would certainly be able to off whom he so pleases, but he doesn;t have to do it every day
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How could I conduct a study about humor in advertising?
Q. I am a marketing major, hopefully graduating in december, and i need to come up with a project idea, preferable some type of research project that needs to be pretty large, but also feasible on barely any budget and with only having a few hours a week to invest. I want to study some aspect of consumer psychology, and really want to study humor in advertising and its polarizing affect, but cant think of a good way to go about it with my limitations. any help is appreciated!
Asked by John Lennon Was Here. - Mon Sep 28 23:46:48 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. maybe you could get two commercials from different brands for the same type of product and ask one group of people to say which commercial is more homorous and ask another group which brand they would choose and see if there is any correlation
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Comedy

From Wikiquote (Redirected from Humor) Jump to: navigation, search The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling comedians who appeared in vaudeville, stage plays, film, and television.

Comedy has a popular meaning (stand-up, along with any discourse generally intended to amuse), which differs from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in Ancient Greece. The theatrical genre can be simply described as a dramatic performance pitting two societies against each other in an amusing agon or conflict. Comedy contains variations on the elements of surprise, incongruity, conflict, repetitiveness, and the effect of opposite expectations, and there are many recognized genres.

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