This is still one of my favourite jokes everhttps://twitter.com/theTruMikeBrown/status/823651619287941123 …
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The setup for the joke creates an expectation that we'll be getting an explanation of the origin of the anteater's name, and the punchline defies that expectation. It also reverses the universally assumed causal link between the anteater's name and and its diet for comic effect
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The essence of comedy is something which is surprising (which often means defying or subverting expectations or assumptions), but harmless. As far as I can tell nearly all funny things can be broken down in this way
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Comedy is making a connection which is unexpected, but which still somehow follows. This allows a new pathway to be created, or a minor one strengthened. It's tricking the brain into experiencing the reward normally triggered by the "aha" moment of making a new discovery.
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