http://mindhacks.com/2009/07/31/laughter-the-best-medicine-or-a-bitter-pill-to-swallow/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Sun, 26 May 2013 04:05:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2009/07/31/laughter-the-best-medicine-or-a-bitter-pill-to-swallow/#comment-5446 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:18:41 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/laughter-the-best-medicine-or-a-bitter-pill-to-swallow/#comment-5446 I’ve had a few friends in my lifetime that could never take a joke. They were very sensitive to very mild humor. They always thought people were laughing at them. I’m glad to see there is a real issue there that has a name.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2009/07/31/laughter-the-best-medicine-or-a-bitter-pill-to-swallow/#comment-5445 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:29:37 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/laughter-the-best-medicine-or-a-bitter-pill-to-swallow/#comment-5445 Pain is a large part of humor.
Pain Equals Funny.
Videos on TV and youtube that are funny usually have someone getting hurt.
Is it (an accident) a planned set-up, or your own fault for being stupid?
Laughing with you, or at you?
Do you (as in anyone) want to appear foolish or stupid? No, unless you intended to provoke laughter-amusement.
Al Capp and what makes people laugh. (from time.com)
“All comedy is based on man’s delight in man’s inhumanity to man” wrote Capp. “I have made 40 million people laugh more or less every day for 16 years (on that formula).”

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