Humour is cruel by definition - Page 2

busterb · 09-06-2007, 07:59 PM

Nothing worst that spending a few days on a prank and it goes over their head. Say what?

jinx · 09-06-2007, 08:00 PM

Only if the prank involves an anvil buster...

Undertoad · 09-06-2007, 08:10 PM

What's cruel about this? (9 mins of classic Hedberg)

monster · 09-06-2007, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sycamore

[humor]Monster, you're in America...fucking spell like one![/humor]

[humour]They're not the same thing

[/humour]

(I'm sure there's a joke about there being no U in American humour, but I have beer, so I'll let it slide....)

Toadie boy, what was that video clip? I was tempted to mail the guy a barrette. I was the one suffering there, man. Cruelty to monster.

Cloud · 09-06-2007, 08:34 PM

"I've found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts so much . . . because it's the only thing that'll make it stop hurting."

Valentine Michael Smith. Here is a link to an excerpt to the whole passage from Strange Land, with discussion:

http://ockhamsrazor.joeuser.com/arti...AID=161492&s=1

Undertoad · 09-06-2007, 09:10 PM

The late Mitch Hedberg's last Comedy Central special.

zippyt · 09-06-2007, 09:15 PM

Well its like this ( for me at least ) , my last name is Cockerham ,
so school was fun but USMC boot camp was better , I couldn't talk back , and One Drill Inst. made me his mission , butt of a joke , try standing at STIFF ATTENTION with a DI screaming COCK !!! ( sorta reminds me of LJ now that I think of it ) spitting and all Trying to get a reaction out of me .
at he time it sucked , now looking back it is SOO redickulus it just makes me giggle ,
i laugh at the boot camp part of Full Metal Jacket !!!
Squirel appult ??? BWAHHHHHAAAAAAAAA HA HA !!!!!!

DucksNuts · 09-07-2007, 12:30 AM

There should be more posts of this caliber from you, Bippy!!

Posts that contain the words STIFF ATTENTION, redickulus and BWAHHHHHAAAAAAAAA HA HA !!!!!!

wolf · 09-07-2007, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippyt

i laugh at the boot camp part of Full Metal Jacket !!!

Despite never having been in boot camp, I also laugh at that part of Full Metal Jacket. Different reasons, I'm sure, but it's still very funny.

I am aware, though, that my sense of humor runs deep, dark, dry, and strange. Black humor is not unusual in folks in emergency services professions. It's a release valve for us, to some extent, a reaction to the stress of what we do on a daily basis.

Thing is, though, that I was like this before I start doing this stuff.

09-07-2007, 01:50 AM

Studied this in college, true, all humor is based on pain/sadism/masochism, but intent matters to the audience... what is the person delivering the joke trying to do?

Griff · 09-07-2007, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

What's cruel about this? (9 mins of classic Hedberg)

There is some self depricating stuff in there, cruelty turned inward. He does do a lot of incongruity stuff though. He exploits the tension between what is said and what exists. comic genius

Flint · 09-07-2007, 10:17 AM

I object to the suggestion that ALL humor is based on pain/cruelty/humiliation. One example: Some words just sound funny. It's completely abstract.

skysidhe · 09-07-2007, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

What if the woman is absolutely mortified at the embarrassment of walking around with toilet paper dangling off of her, and runs back into the bathroom crying? Does it stop being funny as hell for you then?

I don't know because that woman was me

The hall was empty. The good lady was mortified for me but I just chuckled and smiled because I felt lucky I was interupted before I walked through the pews that way.

I had heard about this kinda thing happening. When ever I wear a dress I always check the back of it. hehehe That was along time ago and I still check!

If it had been someone else it would not have been funny. no

oh and p.s. These days I no longer go to church but I do not hold the toilet paper or my panty hose responsible.

Aliantha · 09-07-2007, 07:26 PM

Here's something that i think is funny.

Last night my brother and his wife were talking about having recently been 'fire walking'. (you know that thing where they put you in a trance and then you walk on hot coals).

I said, what happens if you get half way and 'wake up'. My husband turns to me and says, "you have to turn back".

To me, that's funny. No one is harmed by it and it's just plain funny.

I don't think humour has to be couched in someone elses pain. I think things can be funny without having to hurt someone else.

Aliantha · 09-07-2007, 07:34 PM

Here's another cracker from my husband.

We were watching the news about Pres Bush's motorcade when he arrived in Oz. There were something like 30 cars in it.

Husband turns around and says, "that's not Bush, that's a fucking forest"

09-06-2007, 07:59 PM	#16
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Nothing worst that spending a few days on a prank and it goes over their head. Say what? __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

09-06-2007, 08:00 PM	#17
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Only if the prank involves an anvil buster... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

09-06-2007, 08:34 PM	#20
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	"I've found out why people laugh. They laugh because it hurts so much . . . because it's the only thing that'll make it stop hurting." Valentine Michael Smith. Here is a link to an excerpt to the whole passage from Strange Land, with discussion: http://ockhamsrazor.joeuser.com/arti...AID=161492&s=1 __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-06-2007, 09:15 PM	#22
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Well its like this ( for me at least ) , my last name is Cockerham , so school was fun but USMC boot camp was better , I couldn't talk back , and One Drill Inst. made me his mission , butt of a joke , try standing at STIFF ATTENTION with a DI screaming COCK !!! ( sorta reminds me of LJ now that I think of it ) spitting and all Trying to get a reaction out of me . at he time it sucked , now looking back it is SOO redickulus it just makes me giggle , i laugh at the boot camp part of Full Metal Jacket !!! Squirel appult ??? BWAHHHHHAAAAAAAAA HA HA !!!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

09-07-2007, 10:17 AM	#27
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I object to the suggestion that ALL humor is based on pain/cruelty/humiliation. One example: Some words just sound funny. It's completely abstract. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-06-2007, 08:10 PM	#18
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	What's cruel about this? (9 mins of classic Hedberg)

09-06-2007, 09:10 PM	#21
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The late Mitch Hedberg's last Comedy Central special.

09-07-2007, 12:30 AM	#23
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	There should be more posts of this caliber from you, Bippy!! Posts that contain the words STIFF ATTENTION, redickulus and BWAHHHHHAAAAAAAAA HA HA !!!!!!

09-07-2007, 01:50 AM	#25
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Studied this in college, true, all humor is based on pain/sadism/masochism, but intent matters to the audience... what is the person delivering the joke trying to do?

09-07-2007, 07:26 PM	#29
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Here's something that i think is funny. Last night my brother and his wife were talking about having recently been 'fire walking'. (you know that thing where they put you in a trance and then you walk on hot coals). I said, what happens if you get half way and 'wake up'. My husband turns to me and says, "you have to turn back". To me, that's funny. No one is harmed by it and it's just plain funny. I don't think humour has to be couched in someone elses pain. I think things can be funny without having to hurt someone else. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-07-2007, 07:34 PM	#30
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Here's another cracker from my husband. We were watching the news about Pres Bush's motorcade when he arrived in Oz. There were something like 30 cars in it. Husband turns around and says, "that's not Bush, that's a fucking forest" __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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