Humor fails when a line is crossed. The older we get, the more we may realize how we should learn the circumstances in which humor might be used. The timing must always be right or it could place a strain on a situation such as a relationship. The Benign Violation Theory says that, “A joke can fail in one of two ways: it can be too benign, and therefore boring, or it can be too much of a violation, and therefore offensive. To be funny, a joke has to land in that sweet spot between the two extremes” (McGraw, “Humor Code 2” par. 10). In other words, The Benign Violation Theory is that something is funny under the conditions of being “it violates the way we think” and the other being it violates us or our way of thinking in a non-threatening way
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Humor is a form of art that can be used to do many things. Even though humor can be difficult to articulate, fail, and assists in the success of a jokes, humor also connects generations of people, helps us to live a better life, eases stress, anxiety, and pressure. People who find themselves with the talented gift of humor should cherish it and use it to the best of their abilities. We live to appreciate humor in its many forms, rare or familiar and the truth is that we all need humor to survive. We must always learn to find the appreciation of humor in a situation and to cherish the days we have and allow humor and comedy to help us express ourselves. Humor may be tricky to use in some instances, but we all should know the circumstances when it is appropriate to be used in. Humor may not always give us a bright side or a way to look at things, but I feel that without humor we would not be too far in life, because with success comes failure, and you have to learn from and laugh at your …show more content…
“Psychology of Humor: What Makes Something Funny?” Social Psychology Online, 5 April 2014, http://socialpsychonline.com/2016/04/psychology-of-humor-funny-comedy/ . Accessed 30 January 2017.
McGraw, Peter and Joel Warner. “The Humor Code Entry 1: What, exactly, makes something funny? A bold new attempt at a unified theory of comedy.” Slate, 23 March, 2014, http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/features/2014/the_humor_code/what_makes_something_funny_a_bold_new_attempt_at_a_unified_theory_of_comedy.html . Accessed 8 February 2017.
McGraw, Peter and Joel Warner. “The Humor Code Entry 2: When is a joke too soon? A scientific inquiry.” Slate, 24 March, 2014, http:// www.slate.com/a rti cles/arts/c ultu rebox/features/2014/the_humor_code/when_is_a_joke_too_soon_a_scientific_inquiry.html Accessed 4 March 2017.
Nicholson, Christie. “The Humor Gap.” Scientific American Mind, vol. 21, no. 2, May/June2010, pp. 38-45. EBSCOhost, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-humor-gap-2012-10-23/ . Accessed 1 April
Humor is a form of art that can be used to do many things. Even though humor can be difficult to articulate, fail, and assists in the success of a jokes, humor also connects generations of people, helps us to live a better life, eases stress, anxiety, and pressure. People who find themselves with the talented gift of humor should cherish it and use it to the best of their abilities. We live to appreciate humor in its many forms, rare or familiar and the truth is that we all need humor to survive. We must always learn to find the appreciation of humor in a situation and to cherish the days we have and allow humor and comedy to help us express ourselves. Humor may be tricky to use in some instances, but we all should know the circumstances when it is appropriate to be used in. Humor may not always give us a bright side or a way to look at things, but I feel that without humor we would not be too far in life, because with success comes failure, and you have to learn from and laugh at your …show more content…
“Psychology of Humor: What Makes Something Funny?” Social Psychology Online, 5 April 2014, http://socialpsychonline.com/2016/04/psychology-of-humor-funny-comedy/ . Accessed 30 January 2017.
McGraw, Peter and Joel Warner. “The Humor Code Entry 1: What, exactly, makes something funny? A bold new attempt at a unified theory of comedy.” Slate, 23 March, 2014, http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/features/2014/the_humor_code/what_makes_something_funny_a_bold_new_attempt_at_a_unified_theory_of_comedy.html . Accessed 8 February 2017.
McGraw, Peter and Joel Warner. “The Humor Code Entry 2: When is a joke too soon? A scientific inquiry.” Slate, 24 March, 2014, http:// www.slate.com/a rti cles/arts/c ultu rebox/features/2014/the_humor_code/when_is_a_joke_too_soon_a_scientific_inquiry.html Accessed 4 March 2017.
Nicholson, Christie. “The Humor Gap.” Scientific American Mind, vol. 21, no. 2, May/June2010, pp. 38-45. EBSCOhost, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-humor-gap-2012-10-23/ . Accessed 1 April