What is Funny? What is funny? What determines when something is funny? What do we gain by laughing? It only occurred to me when I had nothing to do while I was staring out the window of a my mom's car. I tried to puzzle every moment that I could remember the past 18 years of my life that involved me laughing or finding something humorous, even coming up with thoughts and ideas that would make me chuckle. The most unusual event that I could remember vividly was when I was still living in The Bahamas (officially named: Commonwealth of The Bahamas). I was about 11 years old at the time, my grandmother walked into the room that I was in and stood in the entrance of the door. I said “Hi Grammy”, but she didn’t say a word. Our eyes locked, at first
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With differing personalities comes different “tastes” in quality (including a sense of humor). There is also the fact that people change their “tastes” in what they find appealing. Point being that what is funny is subjective; what is funny to someone may not be funny to …show more content…
“We often laugh simply because someone
else is laughing. Laughter, like yawning, is behaviorally contagious, and we can catch it easily
from other people, especially if we know them.” (Scott). That explained everything! I had never
shared a connection with the characters that was in the sitcoms, but the individuals around me
did, especially when parts of the episodes were not funny to me.
I have covered what can make something funny, why we tend to favor something funny, and
why something may not be funny to everyone. However, I have not spoken of the positives of
finding something funny and laughter. “Your sense of humor is one of the most powerful tools
you have to make certain that your daily mood and emotional state support good health”
(McGhee). Laughter is fundamental (pun intended), not only does laughing set one’s mood, but
also relieves stress from the body. I personally agree with what McGhee spoke of, having a good
laugh has not only kept me emotionally healthy but also has kept me physically too. After
With differing personalities comes different “tastes” in quality (including a sense of humor). There is also the fact that people change their “tastes” in what they find appealing. Point being that what is funny is subjective; what is funny to someone may not be funny to …show more content…
“We often laugh simply because someone
else is laughing. Laughter, like yawning, is behaviorally contagious, and we can catch it easily
from other people, especially if we know them.” (Scott). That explained everything! I had never
shared a connection with the characters that was in the sitcoms, but the individuals around me
did, especially when parts of the episodes were not funny to me.
I have covered what can make something funny, why we tend to favor something funny, and
why something may not be funny to everyone. However, I have not spoken of the positives of
finding something funny and laughter. “Your sense of humor is one of the most powerful tools
you have to make certain that your daily mood and emotional state support good health”
(McGhee). Laughter is fundamental (pun intended), not only does laughing set one’s mood, but
also relieves stress from the body. I personally agree with what McGhee spoke of, having a good
laugh has not only kept me emotionally healthy but also has kept me physically too. After