Why are some jokes funnier than others?
Psychology of humour and jokes.
Why isn't that joke funny?
These days Egypt is divided into two groups. The first group
supports the army while the second group supports the old president the army
has removed.
I noticed that when a supporter of the army hears a funny
joke about the army he doesn't laugh the same way a person who is against the
army laughs. The opposite happens as well, those who support the old president
Morsi usually don't find jokes about him that funny.
In fact both of those groups can find some really funny
jokes totally annoying just because they go against their beliefs. When a joke
goes against one of your core beliefs then you might actually find it less
funny depending on how important that belief is for you.
But things aren't always that obvious. Sometimes you won't
find a joke funny without actually knowing why your friends are laughing more
than you.
Why are
some jokes funnier than others?
In order for a joke to appeal to you it mustn't only be
funny but it must also support your important beliefs, confirm your thoughts
and be aligned with your values.
A conservative person might not find an adult joke that
funny compared to his liberal friends. Yes he might laugh at the joke but his
mind will restrain the amount of laughter he will get.
Yesterday i was looking for jokes websites then a friend
sent me 9Gag.com. While browsing the site i noticed that some of the jokes
actually made me feel unhappy! The problem with most joke websites is that they
don't send you customized jokes based on your tastes or beliefs.
A joke is like a code of information that your mind
receives. This code is divided into two main ingredients, the humour part and
the beliefs part.
If the beliefs part had higher weight than the humour part
then this joke might either be extremely funny or totally annoying depending on
the beliefs of the person who receives it.
How to
make people laugh
I think you have already concluded that knowing more about
the people you want them to laugh can be the key in helping you picking the
right jokes. In case you know about some of the core beliefs of those people
then a joke that will resonate with their beliefs will make them laugh so hard.
In case that those people were new to you then say jokes
that are based on general beliefs that almost every have. The more generalized
the beliefs your jokes support the more likely people will laugh at them.
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