A Review of: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a comic science fiction novel about the intergalactic adventures of two humans from Earth: Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect. This novel is the first in a series written by Douglas Adams. It was an adaptation of a radio comedy broadcast by Adams on the BBC and was later
- August 15, 2011
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Laughter in My Heart
Laughter is the world’s most common language. I can’t imagine life without laughter. It’s like cake without the yummy frosting. I think of humor as a sister to love, because when someone is laughing, it seems they beam. When I’m laughing, the air smells sweeter to me, the colors around me are more vivid, nothing
- August 8, 2011
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Internet Humor: Nerdfighters DFTBA!
A few weeks ago I went with my best friend to a bookstore and picked up a copy of John Green’s An Abundance of Katherines. I opened the front cover to find a Post-It stuck to the first page. It read: “If you are reading this note you are probably a Nerdfighter. It’s totally OK.
- August 1, 2011
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Clowning Around: The Genesis of Comic Identity, or How to Be a Goofball
People often ask comedians, “Were you the class clown?” Only a few of us can answer, “yes.” I think many comics start out not as class clowns, but as serious class weirdos, class problems and class misfits. I remember wanting to fit in so badly, just hungry for validation and attention. I didn’t want to
- July 22, 2011
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The Mystery of Laughter: A Philosophical Look at the Funny Bone
Laughter is nearly as mysterious as it is ubiquitous. One might laugh at any kind of joke made by another person, any sort of regular comment made by a friend, something said on television, something on the Internet. But did you know that in Dr. Robert Provine’s study of laughter, only 10-20% of occurrences of
- July 5, 2011
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