[SES218] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 24 pages long Study Guide!
29 Nov 2016
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Humour facts the funniest animal is the duck the funniest letter is k the number an average person laughs is 18. Specific jokes are better than general jokes. German is the country with the best sense of humour. British people preferred jokes with word play: aw yeah pun time. Europeans preferred jokes about topics that usually make people anxious (illness, death, marriage) - dark humour. North americans preferred jokes in which someone else looks stupid - superiority theory. Humour - latin of umour (bodily humour) too angry - too much mucus too happy - too much air: connected to mood. Superiority theory laugh at other people"s misfortunes, accidents, etc. Loss of status it"s funner if a mayor is smoking crack than my prof. Slapstick it"s a sign of superiority - like animals it"s funny all over the world - no matter what culture, language, etc.
