humor

Humor is the ability to produce a smile or laughter along with general goodwill. Often used as a synonym for comedy, humor can be derived from situations that are ridiculous or incongruous. Humor is found in the innocence of a child’s botched knock-knock joke, the wry observations of Jerry Seinfeld, or the slapstick sensibilities of the Farrelly Brothers’ films.

Comedy has been always been a staple of television viewers; long-running series such as I Love Lucy, The Cosby Show, Cheers, The Simpsons and of course, Saturday Night Live are testament to the popularity of humor. Humor in film is also popular, although an Academy Award win for a comedy genre Best Picture is rare.

Humor is just as pervasive in the world of literature; well known humor writers such as Erma Bombeck, Dave Barry, and David Sedaris have all reached best-seller status.

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  feminist blogs — Authority: 163
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• Censored Double Rainbow

  
  horklog — Authority: 128
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• Quote of the Day: Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider on Al and Tipper Gore’s Marriage Woes

  
  The Liberty Papers — Authority: 526
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  Bad Astronomy — Authority: 680
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  Shores of the Dirac Sea — Authority: 415
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• Just for fun...

  
  Abbey-Roads — Authority: 492
  Words of wisdom... . If you didnt know this before, I worked in management while I was employed.  I prided myself upon being a hard worker - and I was - when I worked .  Therefore I grew rather impatient with people if they teased me about not working very hard.  . You see, what ordinary people never ...
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• Let’s Kill Dean! (Or, Who Has More Talent, You Or The Misogynist Coward?)

  
  Dean's World — Authority: 441
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• Can Gameplay Be Funny? [Humor]

  
  Kotaku — Authority: 829
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• Betty Crocker is Dead!

  
  She Scribes — Authority: 520
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• Ha, Facebook translates Spanish birthday greetings into “Fuck you bitches”. That’s how they roll.

  
  Gadgetsteria — Authority: 575
  Of all the instances of things slipping through the cracks or someone “going out with a bang”, Facebook’s July 29th 2010 snafu will forever stay in my memory. The snafu, discovered by a TechCrunch reader, apparently involved (note the past tense — Facebook has already fixed the glitch) a small issue when ...
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• Bruce Willis Gets Wacky With MTV At San Diego Comic-Con

  
  MTV Movies Blog — Authority: 739
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  The Official Blog of Larry Miller — Authority: 117
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• Oliver Stone is Right…Maybe it’s Time For Jews to Fess Up

  
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• Rhode island fun

  
  melanies blog — Authority: 129
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• Kanye West Raps at Twitter HQ, Tweets a Whole Lot [VIDEO]

  
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• The Paranormal Professional’s Primer: Part 2

  
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