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Obviouslysomepeoplearemoresensitivetohumorthanothers.
And,werecognizethatsomepeopletelljokesverywellwhileothersstruggletosaysomethingfunny.
We'
veallheardpeoplesay,"
Ilikejokes,butIcan'
ttellonewell,andIcanneverrememberthem."
Somepeoplehaveabettersenseofhumorthanothersjustassomepeoplehavemoremusicaltalent,mathematicaltalent,etc.thanothers.
Atrulyfunnypersonhasajokeforeveryoccasion,andwhenoneistold,thattriggersanentire
string
ofjokesfromthatperson'
smemorybank.[N]
A
humorless
personisnotlikelytobethemostpopularpersoninagroup.
Itisreasonabletosaythatthetruly
humorous
individualisnotonlywellliked,butisoftenthefocusofattentioninanygathering.[4]
Evensomeanimalshaveasenseofhumor.
Mywife'
smotheroftenvisitedusforextendedstays.[N]
Shenormallydidn'
tlikedogs,butshe
fellinlovewithBlitzen[N]—afemaleLab[N]
wehad,andtherelationshipwas
mutual.
Evenwhenyoung,Blitzenwould
tease
Grandma
byvery
selectively
carryingoneofherbedroomslippersintothelivingroomwhereGrandmasatinherfavorite,comfortablechair.
Blitzen
pranced
just
beyondthereachof
GrandmauntilGrandmawas
tempted
toleaveherchairtogettheslipperfromBlitzen.
WhenGrandmaleftherchair,Blitzenwouldquicklyjumpintothechair,
flashing
herLabsmile
from
sparkling
browneyeswhichclearlysaid,"
Aha,Ifooledyouagain."
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Typicaljokesorhumorousstorieshaveathree-part
anatomy
thatiseasilyrecognized.
FirstistheSETUP（or
setting）,nextistheBODY（orstoryline）,andthesearefollowedbythePUNCHLINE[N]
（anunexpectedorsurpriseending）whichwillmakethejokefunnyifitcontainssomehumor.
Usuallyallthreepartsarepresent,andeachmustbeclearlypresented[N].
Ithelpsifthestory/joketellerusesgesturesandlanguagewhicharewellknowntotheaudience.
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Humor,asaformofentertainment,canbeanalyzedinordertodiscoverwhatmakesafunnystoryorjokeseemfunny.
Here,forexample,aresomeofthemostcommontypesofhumor.Theyrangefromthemostobvioushumortothemoresubtletypes.
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"
SLAP-STICK"
isthemostobvioushumor.
Itslanguageissimple,direct,andoftenmakesfunofanotherpersonorgroup.
Slap-stickwasandisthetechniqueofthestand-upcomedian[N]
andthe
clown.
Itappealstoallagesandallcultures.
NearlyeveryEnglish-speaking
comedian
inthiscenturyhasusedthefollowingjokeinoneformoranother.
Onemanasksanother,"
WhowasthatladyIsawyouwithlastnight?
Theotherreplies,"
Thatwasnolady,thatwasmywife."
Thehumorliesinthefactthatthesecondmanissayingthathiswifeisnotalady.Inotherwords,sheisnotarefinedwoman.
Thejokeisnolessfunnybecauseitissooftenused.
Theaudienceknowsinadvancewhatwillbesaid,becauseitisclassichumor,andanyaudiencevaluesitevenmorebecauseofits
familiarity.
[8]
Chinese"
cross-talk"
isaspecialtypeofslap-stickinwhichtwoChinesecomedianshumorouslydiscusstopicssuchas
bureaucrats,familyproblems,orotherpersonaltopics.
Cross-talkcanbeheardanywherefromsmallvillagestagestothelargestBeijingtheatres,andtoradioandtelevision.
ItisclearlyatraditionalformofhumorwellunderstoodbyChinesepeople.
[9]
APLAYONWORDSisnotsoobviousasslap-stick,butitisfunnybecauseof
misused
ormisunderstoodlanguage.
MyfavoriteexampleisthestoryofthreeelderlygentlementravelingbytraininEngland.
Asthetrainslowedforastopthefirstmanasked,"
IsthisWembley[N]?
No,"
saidthesecond,"
It'
sThursday."
SoamI,"
saidthethirdman.
Let'
sstopforabeer."
Weknowthatolderpeopleoftendonothearthingsclearly,sothemisunderstandingofbothWednesday（forWembley）andthirsty（forThursday）makesanice
setup
forthepunchlinedeliveredbythethirdman.
[10]
ThefamousChinese
cartoonist
and
humorist
DingCongisamasterofwordplay.
Inoneofhisfunny
cartoons,ateachersays,"
Howcome[N]
youcompletelycopiedsomebodyelse'
shomework?
Theyoungstudentreplies,"
Ididn'
tcompletelycopyit.Mynameonthepageisdifferent."
InanotherclassicDingCongcartoon,an
irritated
fatherasks,"
Tellme,what'
soneplustwo?
Thesonsays,"
Idon'
tknow."
Theimpatientfatherthensays,"
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