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I guess you never saw Zoolander.
~Nosirol et al
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>>I guess you never saw Zoolander
I want my two hours back for watching that one...talk about a complete waste of my time. Almost as bad as wasting my time with the one Ben Affleck was in, its so bad I won't even name it...::shudders:: But Zoolander? Man, that one never should have been made.....
~Just Me~
If its got two legs and you hear a thud...don't panic...I just killed another one.
>>>>Agonar, apparently taking an uncharacteristic trip to the north, strolls by, winks at Marlena, giggles oddly to himself, and continues his journey onward.
I want my two hours back for watching that one...talk about a complete waste of my time. Almost as bad as wasting my time with the one Ben Affleck was in, its so bad I won't even name it...::shudders:: But Zoolander? Man, that one never should have been made.....
~Just Me~
If its got two legs and you hear a thud...don't panic...I just killed another one.
>>>>Agonar, apparently taking an uncharacteristic trip to the north, strolls by, winks at Marlena, giggles oddly to himself, and continues his journey onward.
What about "There's Something About Mary" or "Dodgeball" ?
- Simon
http://www.phiiskeep.homestead.com/Frontpage.html
- Simon
http://www.phiiskeep.homestead.com/Frontpage.html
Rip Torn is the one that made "Dodge Ball" so funny...
"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball."
"If you can dodge traffic, you can dodge a ball."
At least they weren't made to watch "The Matrix" during training, then it'd be:
"If you can a dodge a bullet, you can dodge a ball." :X
I don't think they'd have had anyone on the team after that...
Well, Lance Armstrong and Chuck Norris helped out too. XD
Happiness stems only from violence. - The Stock
It's like putting a band-aid on cancer. - Philip Anselmo
"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball."
"If you can dodge traffic, you can dodge a ball."
At least they weren't made to watch "The Matrix" during training, then it'd be:
"If you can a dodge a bullet, you can dodge a ball." :X
I don't think they'd have had anyone on the team after that...
Well, Lance Armstrong and Chuck Norris helped out too. XD
Happiness stems only from violence. - The Stock
It's like putting a band-aid on cancer. - Philip Anselmo
<<I never saw "Dodgeball". Didn't have any interest.>>
I strongly suggest checking it out.
Solomon
What's going on?
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I strongly suggest checking it out.
Solomon
What's going on?
http://www.livejournal.com/~drbubba
The first time I saw zoolander, I thought I wanted those hours back too. But I swear,t he more you watch it the funnier it gets.
The meet the parents duo and something about marry gave me a few chuckles, but nothing like Old School, Van Wilder or Out Cold; those had me rolling.
~ Tender Infiltrator Purehand Woundedlife, Co-Pay Enforcer of Elanthia.
The meet the parents duo and something about marry gave me a few chuckles, but nothing like Old School, Van Wilder or Out Cold; those had me rolling.
~ Tender Infiltrator Purehand Woundedlife, Co-Pay Enforcer of Elanthia.
There are no wrong answers, just dumb or smart people.
- Simon
http://www.phiiskeep.homestead.com/Frontpage.html
- Simon
http://www.phiiskeep.homestead.com/Frontpage.html
>>There are no wrong answers, just dumb or smart people.
Heh.
Very different, though. All humor is low-brow. It is a baser instinct, and there is no higher rational level it is working on. It can use knowledge in a higher level to trigger the humor response, but the triggers for humor are like allergies: they are not chosen, and different triggers do not indicate a person's taste.
~Kashik
..this is a topic that I have opinions on purely because people on Fark.com like to attack other people for their sense of humor, as if it's an indication of themselves as people...
Heh.
Very different, though. All humor is low-brow. It is a baser instinct, and there is no higher rational level it is working on. It can use knowledge in a higher level to trigger the humor response, but the triggers for humor are like allergies: they are not chosen, and different triggers do not indicate a person's taste.
~Kashik
..this is a topic that I have opinions on purely because people on Fark.com like to attack other people for their sense of humor, as if it's an indication of themselves as people...
>>Very different, though. All humor is low-brow. It is a baser instinct, and there is no higher rational level it is working on. It can use knowledge in a higher level to trigger the humor response, but the triggers for humor are like allergies: they are not chosen, and different triggers do not indicate a person's taste.
I still believe in the ladder of comedy. According to research done by Dr. Penny Pexman at the University of Calgary, the ability to understand sarcasm tends to develop with age. By age 10, most children can fully understand sarcasm and why it's funny. However, there are those (especially with brain damage to the prefrontal lobe or those with autism) who cannot understand sarcasm at all.
Anyway, not to get into it too much, but there are those that understand wit and those that don't. If humor were solely a baser instinct, it would be more uniform among the population (like making a vocal exclamation when someone scares the pancakes out of you). I agree there is a fundamental level of humor that is almost universal, but I think there is more to it as well.
>>..this is a topic that I have opinions on purely because people on Fark.com like to attack other people for their sense of humor, as if it's an indication of themselves as people...
Now, drawing judgement based on someone's sense of humor is another issue. That being said, I asciiheart Fark.com.
~player of Gulphphunger
/proud Fark member since 2002
I still believe in the ladder of comedy. According to research done by Dr. Penny Pexman at the University of Calgary, the ability to understand sarcasm tends to develop with age. By age 10, most children can fully understand sarcasm and why it's funny. However, there are those (especially with brain damage to the prefrontal lobe or those with autism) who cannot understand sarcasm at all.
Anyway, not to get into it too much, but there are those that understand wit and those that don't. If humor were solely a baser instinct, it would be more uniform among the population (like making a vocal exclamation when someone scares the pancakes out of you). I agree there is a fundamental level of humor that is almost universal, but I think there is more to it as well.
>>..this is a topic that I have opinions on purely because people on Fark.com like to attack other people for their sense of humor, as if it's an indication of themselves as people...
Now, drawing judgement based on someone's sense of humor is another issue. That being said, I asciiheart Fark.com.
~player of Gulphphunger
/proud Fark member since 2002
>>I still believe in the ladder of comedy. According to research done by Dr. Penny Pexman at the University of Calgary, the ability to understand sarcasm tends to develop with age. By age 10, most children can fully understand sarcasm and why it's funny. However, there are those (especially with brain damage to the prefrontal lobe or those with autism) who cannot understand sarcasm at all.
I agree that sarcasm, and other things that can be humorous, are sometimes difficult concepts to grasp. It think, however, that whether or not one finds, for instance, sarcasm humorous is not a product of mental development, but a unique result of the inherent psychological and chemical profile of a person (which can change over time).
This, I think, is why most people understand sarcasm, but a lot of people don't think it is funny.
I think that "baser instinct" was not the right phrase for me to have used in that post. Rather, the comparison to an allergy is more accurate. The triggers of humor, I think, are not chosen or developed, and, while one may be intimately familiar with ragweed, it might not make one sneeze (to stretch the analogy to the clumsy breaking point). One can understand sarcasm and why it's funny to some people, but that does not necessarily make sarcasm the least bit humorous.
I understand, for instance, why Arrested Development was funny to a lot of people. It never particularly tickled me, though.
~Kashik
I agree that sarcasm, and other things that can be humorous, are sometimes difficult concepts to grasp. It think, however, that whether or not one finds, for instance, sarcasm humorous is not a product of mental development, but a unique result of the inherent psychological and chemical profile of a person (which can change over time).
This, I think, is why most people understand sarcasm, but a lot of people don't think it is funny.
I think that "baser instinct" was not the right phrase for me to have used in that post. Rather, the comparison to an allergy is more accurate. The triggers of humor, I think, are not chosen or developed, and, while one may be intimately familiar with ragweed, it might not make one sneeze (to stretch the analogy to the clumsy breaking point). One can understand sarcasm and why it's funny to some people, but that does not necessarily make sarcasm the least bit humorous.
I understand, for instance, why Arrested Development was funny to a lot of people. It never particularly tickled me, though.
~Kashik
>>But these are equivalent:
>product of mental development
>result of the inherent psychological and chemical profile of a person (which can change over time).
I disagree. Or, perhaps, I should clarify. By mental development, I meant development of mental faculties (education, ability to think, or experience, because I was talking about the practice of observing a person's sense of humor to determine their maturity or intelligence). In the same way, my personality is unlikely to change over time. I am, and probably always will be, INTP. It is not dependent on the sophistication or lack thereof of my mind.
It is possible for personality to change slightly with time, but, again, that is not a product of mental development in the sense I intended. Humor, I think, is the same way. It is a product of nature, very early nurture, and the incidental events and effects of chance that slightly alter the fundamental nature of one's brain and mind.
~Kashik
>product of mental development
>result of the inherent psychological and chemical profile of a person (which can change over time).
I disagree. Or, perhaps, I should clarify. By mental development, I meant development of mental faculties (education, ability to think, or experience, because I was talking about the practice of observing a person's sense of humor to determine their maturity or intelligence). In the same way, my personality is unlikely to change over time. I am, and probably always will be, INTP. It is not dependent on the sophistication or lack thereof of my mind.
It is possible for personality to change slightly with time, but, again, that is not a product of mental development in the sense I intended. Humor, I think, is the same way. It is a product of nature, very early nurture, and the incidental events and effects of chance that slightly alter the fundamental nature of one's brain and mind.
~Kashik
>>I disagree. Or, perhaps, I should clarify. By mental development, I meant development of mental faculties (education, ability to think, or experience, because I was talking about the practice of observing a person's sense of humor to determine their maturity or intelligence).
It's true--I know several brilliant people with no sense of humor whatsoever. That's why I get such a kick out of putting itching powder in their pants.
~player of Gulphphunger
/got nothin'
It's true--I know several brilliant people with no sense of humor whatsoever. That's why I get such a kick out of putting itching powder in their pants.
~player of Gulphphunger
/got nothin'
<<I was talking about the practice of observing a person's sense of humor to determine their maturity or intelligence). In the same way, my personality is unlikely to change over time.>>
Actually, the majority of psychlogical research do in fact find significant positive correlations with humor and intelligence (not to mention a variety of other psychological and physical traits). Traits such as intelligence, artistic expression, general mood, immune function, body and facial symmetry (and many others), are all positively related to each other.
In reference to personality, trait-like personality does in fact change over the course of the life. However, it is not across the board. If you were to adopt the Big-5 perspective of personality (Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, which is the most widely utilized framework, cross-culturally), they are indeed relatively stable across time and place. However, the facets, or different traits, that make up these larger factors do in fact change over the course of the life cycle. For example, risk taking/sensation seeking, which is a facet of extraversion decreases over time, especially in males. Where males are typically high in this trait from post-puberty through their late 20's it declines across the rest of their life (on average).
Salud,
Just a lurker
Actually, the majority of psychlogical research do in fact find significant positive correlations with humor and intelligence (not to mention a variety of other psychological and physical traits). Traits such as intelligence, artistic expression, general mood, immune function, body and facial symmetry (and many others), are all positively related to each other.
In reference to personality, trait-like personality does in fact change over the course of the life. However, it is not across the board. If you were to adopt the Big-5 perspective of personality (Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, which is the most widely utilized framework, cross-culturally), they are indeed relatively stable across time and place. However, the facets, or different traits, that make up these larger factors do in fact change over the course of the life cycle. For example, risk taking/sensation seeking, which is a facet of extraversion decreases over time, especially in males. Where males are typically high in this trait from post-puberty through their late 20's it declines across the rest of their life (on average).
Salud,
Just a lurker
>For example, risk taking/sensation seeking, which is a facet of extraversion decreases over time, especially in males. Where males are typically high in this trait from post-puberty through their late 20's it declines across the rest of their life (on average).
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