Humor is essentially incongruity. Put two things together that are entirely incongruous, and the cognitive dissonance brings us to laughter. Brevity, freshness, and strong vocabularic force also help.
Case in point: here.
A related form of cognitive dissonance arises in the form of random humor. Something that is completely bizarre is presented as normal, and the incongruity between what is presented as fact and what meets our standards for normalcy brings us to laughter.
Case in point: here.
I can only hope that (1) you agree and that (2) the cognitive dissonance created by these articles causes your laughing apparatus to go haywire, inducing a mild discomfort in the abdominal wall as it did for me.
Posted by jonsligh at December 3, 2005 11:19 PMA lion v. 42 Cambodian midgets… and the Lion wins, even killing 28 of them. In the words of the great Dave Gerdt, "supremely odd."
Posted by: Dailey at December 5, 2005 08:21 AMincongruity/humor is YOUR theory? hmm. sounds a LOT like a DONNA HESS lecture or two under which i have sat.... your theory by osmosis, maybe?
Posted by: joy at December 5, 2005 11:43 AM"An African Lion much like this"
Joy,
I've not had any classes with Ms. Hess, nor have I had any other occasion to hear her theory of humor.
I got my idea from Gary Larson, from whose The History of the Far Side I got the key word "incongruity." The rest was my ponderings.
Posted by: sligh at December 5, 2005 02:21 PMJust so everyone knows, you have to listen to the song clips to get the full effect. And did anyone click on Tru Dawgma's website link? I think that kinda tells the tale.
Posted by: dailey at December 5, 2005 04:10 PMI'm thinking about inviting him for special music at a BJU Bible Conference.
Or maybe they could assign one of his songs for a Bible Doctrines final: "After listening to Tru Dawgma, pick any 5 theological terms and define them."
Thanks for the laugh, Jon.
Posted by: Will at December 6, 2005 12:25 PMAs Ben noted, I especially like the caption "An African Lion much like this" as it confirms my previous notions of lion imagery.
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