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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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  • Edward Taylors Sampler


    Poetics and Ruminations — Authority Authority: 124
        In my book ofcriticism titled Visions and Revisions of American Poetry (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1986)I wrote this in the introductory chapter which was titled, “The Pro-AmTournament”:          Giventhe United States’ national bias against the profession of letters, ...
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  • Matt Slade, Esq.–Pro Bono Czar


    Gerbil News Network — Authority Authority: 135
    It was one of those late autumn days when the setting sun spreads a trail of gold over the surface of the Charles River like a streak of “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!” on a murky brown morning glory muffin. Too bad it was the wrong time of day to get my blood sugar up. What I needed was a shot of rye ...
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  • The hilarious tale of “The Monkeys Must Be Free”


    Calypso Island Chronicles — Authority Authority: 103
    Traveling in a foreign country, the traveler will most likely experience communication problems, especially when the language and culture is radically different than his own. This is definitely the case with Thailand - even though Thailand is westernized to a degree, it’s language and culture is still very exotic ...
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  • I Am an 8-Track Player Living in An Ipod World


    Spirited Woman Blogger Team — Authority Authority: 134
    Hello my name is Gina and I am technically challenged . I am not ashamed to admit I am an 8-track player living in an ipod world. It’s not that I havent tried, Ive had my share of gadgets along the way, but most of them end up as paperweights on my desk.  One year I asked my husband for a new camera phone. I ...
    3 hours ago

  • You can lead a cat to water, but … you can’t tell it how


    Eideard — Authority Authority: 149
    Cats are... um... different.
    3 hours ago

  • Saturday Video Roundup: America, in 4:51


    Scholars and Rogues — Authority Authority: 595
    Happy Final Big Shopping Day Before Xmus. Our friend Lee Camp lays the nard-stomp on American culture, and we’re okay with it. Click here to view the embedded video. What the heck – how about six more minutes of celebrity nard-stomping? Click here to view the embedded video. Happy Saturday, Happy ...
    3 hours ago

  • Dangerous Wands


    Loganotron — Authority Authority: 138
    See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor . © logan for Loganotron , 2009. | Permalink | No comment |Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Dangerous Minds , Dangerous Wands , Harry Potter Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh
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  • Rhetoric & Rockets — Authority Authority: 120
    Potpourri CXICleaning out the inbox and getting laundry done this morning...its an epic morning at Casa de Bart! Why not join in the fun?The Iranians claim to be behind a crash/hack of Twitter yesterday. Message: "You allow our people to tell the world what were doing to them, well crash your site." Nice.From Melissa: ...
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  • Best Football Player Commercials


    EveryJoe — Authority Authority: 155
    Is there anything better than seeing your favorite football player in a fabulous commercial? (Well, seeing them win, but that’s beside the point.) Your favorites have probably endorsed soup, weight loss, stomach meds, and retail stores. Which are the best? Here are my personal favorites. See if you agree. ...
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  • Photo


    Random Infinity — Authority Authority: 142
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  • The Zombible


    Pharyngula — Authority Authority: 736
    Well, this is an odd project : Though the Bible is an ancient book, full of beautiful prose, timeless stories, and great truths, there has long been a barely spoken of dissatisfaction over the one element it sorely lacks: zombies. At Zombible, we hope to remedy the situation by carefully inserting lovingly crafted ...
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  • Another Dumb & Dumber Moment


    Lost in the Bozone — Authority Authority: 122
    " Your Hose is too short Your Pump is too weak Stand closer to the seat dude Or youll Piss on Your Feet" The words scrawled on the wall above the stand up toilet caused me to laugh out loud. A generous and boisterous laugh. Immediately I tried to stop, but the damage was done. I could feel the eyes of others ...
    4 hours ago

  • Technical Night Before Christmas


    Conservative Libertarian Outpost — Authority Authority: 430
    The things that you get from an Engineer! AS YOU READ THROUGH THIS VERSION OF THE FAMOUS CHRISTMAS TALE, I THINKYOULLCOME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION I HAVE. IT MUST HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY THECONGRESSMENWHO WROTE THAT 2000 PAGE HEALTH CARE BILL. ROA> Technical NightBefore Christmas>> Twas the Night Before Christmas ...
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  • Cant cure stupid, part II


    Respectful Insolence — Authority Authority: 635
    Not too long ago, I opined about how you cant cure stupid . It turns out that there is no herbal remedy for stupid either: You will see that this is true. In fact, given the quality of arguments advocates of "natural remedies" use to support their favored woo, I have to wonder if herbs actually make them stupid. ...
    4 hours ago

  • Some Christmas Humor


    1-2-3...Get Organized — Authority Authority: 124
    Heres a Christmas laugh for you that my brother forwarded to me from an anonymous person:"Good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas decorations. The bad news is that I had to take him down after 2 days. I had more people come screaming up to my house than ever. Great stories. But two things ...
    4 hours ago

  • I Love Irony... Its So Ironic


    Allan R. Bevere — Authority Authority: 428
    Your ironic news headlines for the weekend (Yes, these are all actual headlines): "County to pay $250,000 to advertise lack of funds" "Volunteerism to be made mandatory" "Suspect in decapitation case described as a hothead" "Meeting on open meeting is closed" "Cemetery residents making a comeback" "Dog ...
    4 hours ago

  • Garfield Minus Garfield Plus Milton


    Bleacher Nation | Chicago Cubs News, Rumors, and Commentary — Authority Authority: 435
    In honor of Milton Bradley’s unceremonious departure from Chicago, we offer a very special Garfield Minus Garfield Plus. It’s as though it was made for Milton Bradley. And if you’re wondering what the heck this is all about, read up here . Related posts: Garfield Minus Garfield Plus Bartman If you’re ...
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  • of employee of the month


    lancerlord — Authority Authority: 132
    Employee of the Month : It doesnt get any bigger than that!
    4 hours ago

  • Redefining "news"


    KnoxViews - — Authority Authority: 558
    (It was in the op-ed section of the print edition. Why it was published anywhere is a mystery.)... read more
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  • Excommunication


    CouchSurfer shares his Couchsurfing adventures, couchsurfing photos, and couchsurfing videos — Authority Authority: 420
    It’s funny how I take sarcastic jokes as great ideas, and move ‘em forward   Just watch the video (Though I recommend watching it full screen, so you can read along!)
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