Humor is difficult to define. Everyone finds differing things funny; no two people can agree on what makes something funny. There are many kinds of humor. There are jokes, which can be further broken down by kind of joke (knock-knock, one-liner, etc.); physical humor (slapstick, spit-takes); puns, limericks, and Spoonerisms; irony; and others. a<center><div style== Jokes == A joke can be elaborate or simple. The simplest jokes consist of the "setuptext-decoration:blink", usually a question, followed by the answer or ><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="punchlinered". The punchline may be a pun, or it may not bear too much relation to >This page has been [[classified]] in accordance with the setup[[Patriot Act]]. A perfect example of this is the following joke: <blockquote/font>Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?<br/big>A: To get to the other side!<br/big> </blockquotebig></big></big></big></big></div></center> This most likely does not strike you as funny (five<center><div style="text-year-olds seem to respond best to this one), because the punchline does not seem to have too much to do with the setup. Consider, however, the progression of this jokedecoration: blink"><blockquotebig>Q: Why did the hippopotomus cross the road?<brbig>A: Because it was glued to the chicken!<brbig></blockquotebig> You can continue <big><big><big><font color="orange">This page has been [[classified]] in this vein until you're sick of accordance with the whole thing or your audience needs a nap, whichever comes first. Also in the simple-joke category are knock-knock jokes. These usually consist of five lines and involve a [[PunPatriot Act]]. An oldie but goodie goes like this: <blockquote/font>Person 1: Knock-knock.<br/big>Person 2: Who's there?<br/big>1: Annapolis.<br/big>2: Annapolis who?<br/big>1: Annapolis a fruit!<br/big> </blockquotebig></big></div></center> Then there is the infamous Banana Knock<center><div style="text-Knock Jokedecoration: blink"><blockquotebig>Person 1: Knock-knock.<brbig>Person 2: Who's there?<brbig>1: Banana.<brbig>2: Banana who?<brbig>1: Knock-knock<brbig>2: Who's there?<brbig>1: Banana<font color="yellow">This page has been [[classified]] in accordance with the [[Patriot Act]].<br/font>2: Banana who?<br/big>1: Knock-knock<br/big> 2: Who's there?<br/big>1: Banana.<br/big>2: Banana who?<br/big>1: Knock-knock<br/big>2: Who's there?<br/big>1: Banana.<br/div>2: Banana who?<br/center>1: Knock-knock<brcenter>2<div style="text-decoration: Who's there?blink"><brbig>1: Orange.<brbig>2: Orange who?<brbig>1: Orange you glad I didn't say 'banana'?<brbig></blockquotebig> It is recommended that you only tell this joke once or twice <big><big><font color="green">This page has been [[classified]] in your life (and never tell it to accordance with the same person twice, unless they have very very short memories[[Patriot Act]].) </font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center><center><div style== Physical Humor == Physical humor is humor that stems from things happening to a person. The most common example of physical humor the nearly"text-ubiquitous Object Hitting Man In Crotch. Other common examples include but are not limited to Spilling Food Or Beverage On Person, Small Dog Clinging To Toy While Being Lifted Into The Air, and the classic Slipping On Stuff. The U.S. cable television show 'Jackass' decoration:blink"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><font color="blue">This page has elevated physical humor of the painful type into a successful show and two movies. For whatever reason, young men been [[classified]] in accordance with the coveted 18-25 demographic find this to be the pinnacle of humor and often never grow out of it. == Puns, Limericks, And Spoonerisms == Puns are plays on words, normally involving [[homonymsPatriot Act]] or similar-sounding phrases. "Annapolis a fruit!" is a perfect example of a pun. A limerick is a short poem consisting of five lines of varying length. Generally speaking, the last line of the limerick should reprise the first part of the limerick. Most limericks are ribald in nature, but there are plenty of perfectly tame limericks. An example:<blockquote/font>There once was a man from Nantucket<br/big>Who kept all his cash in a bucket<br/big>he had a daughter named Nan<br/big>who ran off with a man<br/big>and as for the bucket, Nan took it.<br/big></blockquotebig> A Spoonerism is created by swapping the first letters of two words, named after Edwin Spooner who often switched letters by accident. (It is suspected that Spooner had a brain tumor.) An example of a Spoonerism: <blockquote/big></div></center>A teacher, speaking to a student, says, <center><div style="you've tasted two worms!text-decoration:blink" instead of 'you've wasted two terms!'.></blockquotebig> == Irony And Sarcasm <big><big><big><big><big><big><font color== Irony is lost on most people, because they've only heard the Alanis Morissette song that equates irony with "rain on indigo">This page has been [[yourclassified]] wedding day" and "a black fly in accordance with the [your[Patriot Act]] Chardonnay". </font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center> Irony is not this sort of occurrance. Irony is saying, <center><div style="I hate hate HATE cats! I will never own a cat in my life!" and then finding a lost kitten shivering on your doorstep. Sarcasm is a type of humor that depends heavily on tone of voice, though it's possible to use sarcasm in a text-based medium. It generally consists of making a statement that is not meant sincerely or not meant to reflect the actual views or attitudes of the person making the statement. Sarcasm is exemplified by the following statement, made by someone who finds the Indy 500 more boring than watching paint drydecoration: blink"><blockquotebig>NASCAR is the pinnacle of sporting excellance.</blockquotebig> <big><big><big><big><big><font color="purple">This page has been [[category:communicationclassified]]in accordance with the [[Patriot Act]].</font></big></big></big></big></big></big></big></div></center>
