2015-05-28 Communication: jokes

Greg Malivuk
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LaughLab - scientific research to find “the funniest joke in the world”

In groups, make sure you understand each joke (why is it supposed to be funny?), and then decide which one(s) you find the funniest. (Also, which one do you think was voted “funniest in the world”?)

http://www.richardwiseman.com/LaughLab/home.html
https://richardwiseman.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/ll-final-report.pdf

Put a number next to each joke, 1-5.
1 = not funny at all
5 = extremely funny

cereal 14
texan 15
puzzle 25
alsatian 15
holmes 30 (this was second-place worldwide)
freudian 16
patient 16
hunters 38 (this was first-place worldwide)
burning 26 (this was the top joke for Belgians)
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http://www.dreamonapp.com/ - app for iOS created by the same psychologist who did LaughLab. the idea is to control what you dream about (and then write about the dream and submit to the website to check how effective it was)
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pun - a joke that depends on different meanings for a word, or words that sound similar
Two fish are in a tank.
One says to the other, “Do you know how to drive this thing?”
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p. 109 2a/b - ask the questions to your partners in groups

John Oliver - British news commentator who has a comedy news program where he makes fun of ridiculous things happening around the world (“Last Week Tonight”)
(This is similar to the Daily Show, Colbert Report, and Nightly Show, which are/were all on Comedy Central)
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irony: for example a burning fire truck (sarcasm is a type of verbal irony, satire often uses irony to make political commentary)

self-deprecating humor: humor that makes fun of the person telling the joke

dad jokes (also German humor?)
Child: Dad, I’m hungry!
Dad: Hi Hungry, I’m Dad.

Dad: What are you drinking?
Child: Soy milk.
Dad: Hola “Milk”, yo soy “Dad”.
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Homework: buy or make food to bring tomorrow from your country