From where does humor come?

I told some jokes to my dog for like ten minutes. Nothing. Goes to show, dogs do not have a sense of humor.

I told some jokes to my dog for like ten minutes. Nothing. Goes to show, dogs do not have a sense of humor. Originally Posted by Sa_artman

I could just mean you 'tain't funny

I could just mean you 'tain't funny Originally Posted by WTF

I don't know anyone whose taint is funny.

I told some jokes to my dog for like ten minutes. Nothing. Goes to show, dogs do not have a sense of humor. Originally Posted by Sa_artman

Maybe it was the delivery. My dog sits with a big smile on his face as I tell him jokes and scratch his neck and head.

Maybe it was the delivery. My dog sits with a big smile on his face as I tell him jokes and scratch his neck and head. Originally Posted by Rudyard K

I think it's because he secretly knows he's a liberal

I think it's because he secretly knows he's a liberal Originally Posted by Sa_artman

The dog? Yeah, he could be a liberal. He sits around all day licking his ass waiting for someone else to feed him.

The dog? Yeah, he could be a liberal. He sits around all day licking his ass waiting for someone else to feed him. Originally Posted by pjorourke

ROTFLMAO

You gotta admit Artman...that was good.

ROTFLMAO

You gotta admit Artman...that was good. Originally Posted by Rudyard K

Ouch. Where's WTF when I need him? LOL.

...slowly backing away...

In "Stranger in a Strange Land" the main character, Valentine Michael Smith, is trying to figure out human humor after being raised by Martians. After multiple false starts he points out to the dismay of his human acquaintances that everything "funny" contains something that is inherently wrong or bad, and that laughter is humanity's way of dealing with all the wrongness in life. I've never run across a more cogent explanation of the nature of humor than this. Originally Posted by Gryphon

Ya gotta love Heinlein! As much as anyone I can think of, I credit his writing as a big part of how I ended up with this community as an aspect of my life.

Take a look at the book, "Phantoms in the Brain" by Ramachandran, 1993. It offers some insight, more into other mental phenomena like phantom limbs and foot fetishes (whoopie!) but it could be a good place to start that can guide you in further research.

Juliet

Take a look at the book, "Phantoms in the Brain" by Ramachandran, 1993. It offers some insight, more into other mental phenomena like phantom limbs and foot fetishes (whoopie!) but it could be a good place to start that can guide you in further research.

Juliet Originally Posted by Juliet LaRoche

Welcome back darlin! Long time, no see. And lovely as ever.