#1
Sometimes she really needs a shoulder to crayon.
#2
"Why can't you just say good morning to me like a normal person, Dad?"
#3
I like to whisper back, in a very serious manner, “no… I’m deaf.’’.
We laugh when we hear or see something funny, like these posts from Two Sentence Comedy. But many of us likely know less about laughter than we think.
Scientist and former Harvard professor Dr. William A. Haseltine recently wrote an insightful piece titled The Purpose of Laughter, arguing that chuckles and giggles are more than reactions to humor.
#4
Turns out we're spending three weeks behind the fridge.
#5
It wasn't until after that I learned it allowed them to reduce my salary by 16%.
#6
I have no words to describe how angry I am.
Dr. Haseltine pointed out that laughter is a sound older than speech. He said it’s similar to how animals produce “play sounds” to signal friendliness and prevent rough play.
“Spontaneous laughter is the kind that bursts out during play, delight, embarrassment, or contagion. Someone else laughs, and the sound pulls us along,” Dr. Haseltine noted.
#7
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#8
No matter how much the kidnappers offered, my parents wouldn't take me back.
#9
I kept that in mind when I was having lunch with two adult entertainers, your mother and your grandmother.
Incongruity brings out the funny in something. Any mismatch between expectation and reality can make you laugh, which is why something as simple as a well-placed pun can draw amusement.
However, there are limits. As retired psychology professor Dr. Rod Martin points out, incongruity must not present an actual threat to become acceptably funny.
#11
He scoffed and said "The men I please is none of you business."
#12
My son did not appreciate being woken up that way.
"There could be things that are incongruous, but they aren't funny. Someone walking down the sidewalk and being hit by a car is incongruous, but not funny,” Dr. Martin said in an interview with the American Psychological Association.
Regarding punchlines, Dr. Martin also noted that they are meant to reinforce the incongruity, not resolve it.
#13
Just by looking and seeing that one of them is not an elephant.
#14
I was seriously regretting getting my kids bunk beds.
#15
I just couldn't see her anymore.
Comedy comes in different forms, but the most relatable ones touch on the mundanities of life. According to social psychologist and academic Dara Greenwood, that’s one reason improv comedy works so well.
"Improv comedy humor works by exploring the comedic potential in everyday situations. They subvert what we normally think of a situation by taking a silly perspective that exposes how rigid we are,” she explained.
#16
He then handed me a copy of the movie "Old Yeller".
#17
His wife noticed immediately because he'd never offered to do the dishes before.
#18
She had that dear in the head lice look.
As you’ve seen in the following posts, you don’t need an elaborate setup to land a funny joke. Some people even prefer punchier wisecracks that are easy to digest and get an immediate laugh.
If you’re one of those folks, which of these made you laugh the most? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
#19
After a year or so, they finally found a note: "Finally got you all to get off your darn phones."
#20
When I picked them up he said, "May dog have mercy on your sole."