Jokes are such a weird thing to exist... it's like the brain going "Ohoho, you fooled my branch predictor? I'll give you some nice neurotransmitters for that"
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There's a nice
@ribbonfarm essay about this. (Scroll down to the subheading "A Theory of Humor")
Amazing that I forgot the link:https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2015/06/04/puzzle-theory/ …
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Also forgot to tag the author, the great
@sarahdoingthing, whose writing I rarely understand, but when I do it tends to stick with me -
"In physical humor, someone demonstrates a strong belief that turns out to be faulty – that a chair is present (when it has been removed), or that a dance floor is free from toddlers" I made it this far and completely lost it. I assumed that this wouldn't include memetic videos.
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Thanks for sharing this.
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That was really good.
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