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A joke is a short story or ironic depiction of a situation communicated with the intent of being humorous. These jokes will normally have a punch line that will end the sentence to make it humorous. A joke can also be a single phrase or statement that employs sarcasm. The word joke can also be used as a slang term for a person or thing which is not taken seriously by others in general or is known as being a failure. A practical joke or prank differs from a spoken one in that the major component of the humour is physical rather than verbal (for example placing salt in the sugar bowl).

Jokes are typically for the entertainment of friends and onlookers. The desired response is generally laughter; when this does not happen the joke is said to have "fallen flat".

Antiquity of jokes

Jokes have been a part of human culture since at least 1900 BCE. A fart joke from ancient Sumer is currently believed to be the world's oldest known joke

Anthropology of jokes

In 1975 anthropologist Mary Douglas noted that "Joking as one mode of expression has yet to be interpreted in its total relation to other modes of expression"; scholar Seth Graham remarked that 30 years later this statement remains largely valid.

Psychology of jokes

Why we laugh has been the subject of serious academic study, examples being:

  • Immanuel Kant, in Critique of Judgement (1790) states that "Laughter is an effect that arises if a tense expectation is transformed into nothing." Here is Kant's 218-year old joke and his analysis:

"An Englishman at an Indian's table in Surat saw a bottle of ale being opened, and all the beer, turned to froth, rushed out. The Indian, by repeated exclamations, showed his great amazement. - Well, what's so amazing in that? asked the Englishman. - Oh, but I'm not amazed at its coming out, replied the Indian, but how you managed to get it all in. - This makes us laugh, and it gives us a hearty pleasure. This is not because, say, we think we are smarter than this ignorant man, nor are we laughing at anything else here that it is our liking and that we noticed through our understanding. It is rather that we had a tense expectation that suddenly vanished..."

  • Henri Bergson, in his book Le rire (Laughter, 1901), suggests that laughter evolved to make social life possible for human beings.
  • Sigmund Freud's "Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious". (Der Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewußten).
  • Arthur Koestler, in The Act of Creation (1964), analyses humour and compares it to other creative activities, such as literature and science.
  • Marvin Minsky in Society of Mind (1986).
Marvin Minsky suggests that laughter has a specific function related to the human brain. In his opinion jokes and laughter are mechanisms for the brain to learn nonsense. For that reason, he argues, jokes are usually not as funny when you hear them repeatedly.

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It's September, let's play dress-up

San Francisco ChroniclePat and Marianne were dining at Ganko Sushi in San Carlos as an image of GOP veep candidate Sarah Palin appeared on the TV screen. "Oh, no," said a 4-year-old boy who was there having dinner with his parents, "not her again." No more jokes here about... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/05/...

New VP candidate upstages old jokes

Minneapolis-St. Paul Star TribuneQuips about Alaska, John McCain's age and Lindsay Lohan(!) paled next to Sarah Palin's one-liner.http://www.startribune.com/politics/27852539.html

Libs will be impartial on Neal, jokes PM

News InteractiveALLEGATIONS about federal Labor MP Belinda Neal's "menacing" behaviour are a matter for the Liberal Party to pursue, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24297879-5007133,00.htm...

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Williamson Daily NewsSome people make jokes about Alzheimer's. Not me. My grandmother had it and so I know how awful it can be. Several times I've tried to figure out in my head if it's worse than cancer. I haven't decided. (Nobody asked me anyway.)http://www.williamsondailynews.com/articles/2008/09/05/opini...

Djokovic injury taunt backfires on Roddick

Australian Broadcasting CorporationAndy Roddick's jokes about Novak Djokovic's injuries touched a nerve with the Serbian star, helping inspire the Australian Open champion to some fiery words of his own after a US Open victory on Thursday.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/05/2357000.htm

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The enduring legacy of Emily Post: Manners still matter

USA TodayShe even sold jokes to magazines. She had a great sense of humor." Martin says Post's practical outlook remains her strength: "Etiquette is not static, any more than language is static or law is static. We address the problems of our times." Sarah ... http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-10-12-emily-pos...

From glum to giggle

Guardian UnlimitedThe jokes you laughed at seem more limp than jive. But at least you know that one amazing octogenarian can take the weight of a hugely complex show on his shoulders and carry it off in triumph. And you also know that the dancing would stop, or ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/13/bruce-fo...

McCain's brother jokes that Northern Virginia communities are ...

Minneapolis Star TribuneWASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate John McCain's brother made an apparent joke at a campaign rally this weekend that might not play well in parts of newly competitive Virginia. Joe McCain, speaking at an event in support of his brother ... http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/30485...

Athens glimpses of home: She raises her musical voice in cacophonous ...

Athens NewsIvy Crockron has a recognizable voice. As the star of a performance, she has a voice that tells stories in operatic song. As a voice teacher, she instructs others to find their own. As a mother and wife, she speaks with discipline, grace and jokes ... http://www.athensnews.com/news/local/2008/oct/13/athens-glim...

Billy Childish and his weird world

Times OnlineHis own sense of humour is still dark. “I amuse myself with base homophobic jokes,” he tells me. “I’m English and I was brought up in the provinces.” He likes racist humour as well. “My wife is black and American Indian. She says that she ... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visu...

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Joke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Jokes Place - The place for jokes

Hundreds of hilarious jokes in several joke categories. Jokes Place was established in 2001 and is now visited by over 70,000 people per month.http://www.jokesplace.com/
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Answers for Jokes

Benjamin W

White people: How do you really feel about jokes about you?

Benjamin WI think they're funny. If a person cannot laugh at themself (or their people group) then they might just need therapy.
angel_eyes982

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Does anyone know any jokes that a vegetarian can tell to a meat-eater?

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spicey_1_2_know

What do you do when your boss makes jokes using the n-word and you are a black person?

spicey_1_2_knowNeither, get him alone in private and tell him how you feel. Have another job lined up.
Chrissy

What do you think of a professor whom often makes jokes about how he is unlucky in love during classtime?

ChrissySome professors find some kind of joke that works for them and stick with it. I had a colleague years ago - an older man who had a whole series of jokes about the entertainer Ann Margaret as a way of...

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