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New page: Humor is difficult to define. Everyone finds differing things funny; no two people can agree on what makes something funny. There are many kinds of humor. There are jokes, which can be f...
Humor is difficult to define. Everyone finds differing things funny; no two people can agree on what makes something funny.
There are many kinds of humor. There are jokes, which can be further broken down by kind of joke (knock-knock, one-liner, etc.); physical humor (slapstick, spit-takes); puns, limericks, and Spoonerisms; irony; and others.
== Jokes ==
A joke can be elaborate or simple. The simplest jokes consist of the "setup", usually a question, followed by the answer or "punchline". The punchline may be a pun, or it may not bear too much relation to the setup. A perfect example of this is the following joke:
<blockquote>
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: To get to the other side!
</blockquote>
This most likely does not strike you as funny (five-year-olds seem to respond best to this one), because the punchline does not seem to have too much to do with the setup. Consider, however, the progression of this joke:
<blockquote>
Q: Why did the hippopotomus cross the road?<br>
A: Because it was glued to the chicken!<br>
</blockquote>
You can continue in this vein until you're sick of the whole thing or your audience needs a nap, whichever comes first.
Also in the simple-joke category are knock-knock jokes. These usually consist of five lines and involve a [[Pun]]. An oldie but goodie goes like this:
<blockquote>
Person 1: Knock-knock.<br>
Person 2: Who's there?<br>
1: Annapolis.<br>
2: Annapolis who?<br>
1: Annapolis a fruit!<br>
</blockquote>
There are many kinds of humor. There are jokes, which can be further broken down by kind of joke (knock-knock, one-liner, etc.); physical humor (slapstick, spit-takes); puns, limericks, and Spoonerisms; irony; and others.
== Jokes ==
A joke can be elaborate or simple. The simplest jokes consist of the "setup", usually a question, followed by the answer or "punchline". The punchline may be a pun, or it may not bear too much relation to the setup. A perfect example of this is the following joke:
<blockquote>
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: To get to the other side!
</blockquote>
This most likely does not strike you as funny (five-year-olds seem to respond best to this one), because the punchline does not seem to have too much to do with the setup. Consider, however, the progression of this joke:
<blockquote>
Q: Why did the hippopotomus cross the road?<br>
A: Because it was glued to the chicken!<br>
</blockquote>
You can continue in this vein until you're sick of the whole thing or your audience needs a nap, whichever comes first.
Also in the simple-joke category are knock-knock jokes. These usually consist of five lines and involve a [[Pun]]. An oldie but goodie goes like this:
<blockquote>
Person 1: Knock-knock.<br>
Person 2: Who's there?<br>
1: Annapolis.<br>
2: Annapolis who?<br>
1: Annapolis a fruit!<br>
</blockquote>