Essays on jokes

Jokes in English Course Name Instructor Date The Funny Side of the United Kingdom This is a book about Jokes in English and their historical perspective in the United Kingdom. The book is an exploration of a number of studies focusing on John Cleese who is well known for his contribution in the British comedy and humor industry.... John Cleese is a common household name when it comes to Jokes, humor, and comedy across all European Nation and even in the United States. The book focuses on the life...

The essay "Major Elements of Jokes" focuses on the critical nalysis of the major elements of Jokes. A joke entails a pain element directed to something or an individual. The pain either causes an injury that is physical or at a minimum causes discomfort or embarrassment.... Individuals often love Jokes that put down other individuals since they perceive others as worse than themselves. They perceive the joke as a concept that puts them in a better position when compared to the others in which the...

The essay "Use of Jokes in English" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues in finding out the background of English Jokes and how they are utilized in today's learning and social environment. Currently, the English language is almost being learnt in most parts of the world.... One of the main reasons why this is possible is because of the adoption of the English language in various parts of the world. It has therefore become common for most learning institutions to incorporate English...

This essay "Michael Price: the Joke's in You" explains that abnormal development of the mind impedes the sense of humor. The performance of schizophrenic patients was low on the joke test. Schizophrenics do have not enough cognitive abilities to grasp the Jokes which sound to them incongruent.... Understanding Jokes demand reaching up to their underlying meaning which is very difficult for schizophrenics. An impaired sense of humor was also observed among people suffering from autistic and Asperger's...

Name Professor Subject Date Introduction Russell Peters was born on September 29, 1970. His full name is Russell Dominic Peters is born in Toronto, Ontario, and was nourished in Brampton. In 1989, Peters begins the stand-up comedy career in his home town Toronto, Ontario.... Peters as a stand-up comedian has performed in many countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Sweden, New Zealand, Jordan and so on. However, his racist Jokes on almost all racial identities including...

This essay "The Sitcoms of the 1970s: Different Jokes for Different Folks" claims that the television sitcoms of the 1970s explored our racism, sexism, and class bias and uncovered a reality that exposed the depth of prejudice in America and the television industry.... As with any media endeavor, the story will be told through the perceptions and ideas of the writers and the producers. The sitcoms of the 1970s could not escape the established mindset of the networks and their producers. Though they...

This paper under the title "Family Guy and Freud - Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious" makes use of certain rhetorical devices that appeal to the readers. The examples the author provides evoke pathos by relating her arguments to the day-to-day reality that the readers experience. ... The rude and sexist Jokes of Family Guy and how some of them leave at least some viewers bewildered rather than amused could touch the sensibilities of her target group. She has in mind various female readers...

Chris Rock and Richard Pryor are particularly known for making Jokes about their own race as well as other races.... Typically, these types of Jokes do not encourage amalgamation, assimilation, and pluralism.... In some ways, these Jokes do encourage a certain kind of self imposed segregation.... Ultimately, African American comics making Jokes about their own race serves to keep racial groups divided.... Richard Pryor also utilizes the “n” word in many of his Jokes....

Jokes regarding war and combat also help us ignore the ugly reality of war itself.... In war Jokes, the real situation is ignored and put aside.... Another factor that makes gallows humor so acceptable and enjoyable is the fact that telling these Jokes requires a bit of boldness because these Jokes are against the social norms.... Therefore those who have that in them will tell the Jokes and serious people will definitely find it funny....

DeVenny to teach his class without distractions from Connor's Jokes and his peers' laughs.... Also, it preserves Connor's self-esteem because Connor was telling the Jokes to get his peer's attention.... Devenney realizes the reason Connor is telling Jokes, he uses this strategy to help Connor build up his self-confidence when he interacts socially with his peers.... Connor continued telling Jokes because he wanted to get attention....

In this piece "Types of Categories of Jokes", a joke will be chosen which fits into one of the categories as described in Jim Holt's book about the history of Jokes, and it will be explained why the joke was chosen—in addition to describing what is the point of humor.... There are several types of categories of Jokes.... good proportion of the Jokes in oral circulation involv[ing] sex or scatology.... The Analysis of a Joke Word Count 351 (5 pages) In this piece: a joke will be chosen which fits into one of the categories as described in Jim Holt's book about the history of Jokes, and it will be explained why the joke was chosen—in addition to describing what is the point of humor....

We laughed every day because of different Jokes from different people with different personalities.... We have learned from our parents, siblings and friends knowing which laughable Jokes are and which are not.... Sometimes when people are stressed from their work, when they laugh at Jokes, it gives them a relaxing feeling, releasing stress.... It is therefore healthy to laugh at Jokes.... In our subject Anthropology 2040-1, I thought we will just study how to create Jokes and learn the tricks of being a stand-up comedian....

students, Singaporeans choose a great amount of humour related with aggressive content, and relatively fewer Jokes or humour with sexual content.... Considering the second category of cross-cultural research results, authors remark that the reactions of people who lived in different nationalities like German, French, American British, Turkish and Israeli towards the battery of Jokes or cartoons (The Three Wit Diamentions).... The studies propose the view that women prefer less aggressive, less sexual, and more neutral and absurd Jokes than men....

It comes in different types which include; irony, sarcasm, riddles, Jokes, word plays, satires, lampoons, wit, black humor, farce, and parody.... It comes in different types which include; irony, sarcasm, riddles, Jokes, word plays, satires, lampoons, wit, black humor, farce and parody.... umor is brought about by popular Jokes which are mostly associated with employee's accent, personal hygiene, age, sexual orientation, physical appearances, weight or even their work behavior like poor attendance or closely working with the boss....

Misbehaviour 4 Joking-Mischief 7 Effect of Bad Jokes on the Employees 10 Theoretical Framework 10 Future Research Directions 11 Conclusion 12 Reference 13 Bibliography 15 Introduction Organisational mischief is defined as activities which occur within the workplace which according to official structure, rules, culture and the procedure of the organisation which should not take place in the organisation.... In order to defend their sense of self, employees often engage in activities such as burning down the workplace or stealing a pencil, circulating rude cartoons in the office to playing Jokes or pranks on their co employees....

The paper "The First Joke: Exploring the Evolutionary Origins of Humor" states that the work in the article throws light on adaptive features of humor in an academic sense and analyses its evolution from a historical perspective.... Old ideas and theories including the present one have been analyzed....

That link defines the characteristics of funny Jokes that are understood as social Humor aspect.... Jokes are classified in a wide range of criteria in classification.... One constant problem in the classification of Jokes is the urge to apply incompatible criteria that are mutually incompatible.... umor's phenomenon complexity and daunting variety of joke types are beneficial in building taxonomies of separate Jokes.... Linguistic ambiguity is the dependent of linguistic Jokes....

There is just the telling of Jokes.... Affiliative Humor relates to Jokes that make another feel more at ease.... At the other end of the spectrum, Self-defeating humor is used by a person who subjects himself to self-disparaging Jokes and sarcasm just to make others laugh.... However, written Jokes remain to be words printed on paper waiting for a laugh from a reader who would “get it”.... In contrast, Jokes delivered “live” by a comedian may easily be given life by the comedian if gestures and inflection is added to effect audience impact....

For instance, young children may engage in talking and making Jokes as they play or engage themselves in their day-to-day activities.... The idea that kids are able to tell, as well as, receive Jokes indicates that they have the capability of recognizing creativity in some communications or Jokes made by colleagues.... In other words, Jokes are mainly creativity done to amuse other people.... One of them is constantly making Jokes as the other one continue laughing throughout the entire video....

By the nature of the Jokes, the show is intended for a mature audience who can understand the sarcasm and allusions to previous events, but it is also geared toward attracting the younger audience – the late teens and twenty-somethings.... Because this is a news-type program, there isn't really a continuing story involved from one episode to the next or a background to convey; however, there are frequent references to previous events that have occurred and liberal use of ‘inside' Jokes for those audience members who watch on a regular basis....

In my neighborhood, there is Mexican person who is very jovial but he has an irritating habit of shaking his head and laughing at silly Jokes.... Unfortunately, he is also a crooked old bachelor of seventy years and his crusty ribald Jokes sometimes become irritating.... In my neighborhood, there is Mexican person who is very jovial but he has an irritating habit of shaking his head and laughing at silly Jokes.... Unfortunately, he is also a crooked old bachelor of seventy years and his crusty ribald Jokes sometimes become irritating....

The jesters or clowns are not just appointed in the courts or present elsewhere in the story to make silly Jokes.... The primary job of Shakespearean clowns is to criticize people of high social standing by clever use of Jokes.... These jesters or clowns are not just appointed in the courts or present elsewhere in the story to make silly Jokes.... But, is Feste used by Shakespeare to make Jokes alone which have no deep meaning to them or convey no meaning as suggested by some critics that clowns are mainly used to provide comic relief?...

They are having a competition of Jokes; one whose Jokes are the funniest wins.... The Asians do not laugh at the British boy's joke saying blondes' Jokes are as dumb as themselves.... ... his paper ''Journal of Barriers to Communication'' tells us that sexist, racist and homophobic language is a major barrier to communication....

The relationships are established among Jokes.... In social interactions, it is named as canned Jokes, spontaneous victim and unintentional funny utterances and actions.... (Martin)Berger's article: An anatomy of a JokeBerger's article begins with an analysis of Jokes.... He points out that Jokes may not be the best way to be funny but are an important form of humor.... Jokes are told to people to amuse them to the point of making them laugh....

The primary job of Shakespearean clowns is to criticize people of high social standing by clever use of Jokes.... These jesters or clowns are not just appointed in the courts or present elsewhere in the story to make silly Jokes.... But, is Feste used by Shakespeare to make Jokes alone which have no deep meaning to them or convey no meaning as suggested by some critics that clowns are mainly used to provide comic relief?... Why would Feste be described as the wisest cat in town were his job cracking Jokes alone as assumed by some critics to provide comedic relief from tension of the main plot?...

case in point would be a situation wherein it was found that a new employee from a minority community was being made the butt of Jokes by many other employees behind his back.... Although there was no malice involved, the clandestine manner in which the Jokes were made had given rise to a communal stereotype, and the minority employee (Mr.... R had joined the department, his communal background had been used to identify him amongst others; and what had started as harmless Jokes from no particular source had become blatant stereotyping over a few months....

All sorts of Jokes and teases are made against him but he does not retaliate.... He is the butt of Jokes from the townspeople.... Initially, such Jokes work a treat because mostly, he is young and therefore ignorant.... However, even after growing up, he does not seem to have outgrown such Jokes.... On the other part, there is an argument to be made of the fact that all these Jokes come off simply because the people around him lack tolerance....

Boyle made a joke that was sexual and derogatory, leading both Katie Price and Peter Andre condemning Frankie Boyle's line of Jokes. ... The made Jokes on the Israeli-Palestine conflict.... Smith whose child has Down's syndrome and were in a comedy show where Boyle made Jokes on children with Down syndrome.... Smith, on the other hand, said that Boyle's Jokes were borne out of ignorance and were always stereotypic, in nature....

My personality in the online world The other day I was watching a video regarding Jokes on Youtube.... The video was mostly based on some very derogatory and nasty Jokes about women.... In the real or physical world, I do a lot of Jokes and casual talking with people because I know that the people I talk to know me otherwise.... Even if I am saying stupid Jokes, I am confident that my friends would accept them because they know what sort of a person I am....

The paper "Boccaccio and the Shaping Forces of Satire" discusses that Giovanni Boccaccio was a novelist in the 14th century; his love tales had a wide range of themes ranging from love and tragic to erotic tales, and Wit tales, life lessons and practical Jokes.... In many cases, people believed magic efficacy was revolving around sexual Jokes, revenge or money (Koffi and Schildgen 78).... His love tales had a wide range of themes ranging from love to tragic to erotic tales, Wit tales, life lessons and practical Jokes among others....

Ethnic Jokes hurt certain group of people thereby destroying the good relationship that they maintain.... Ethnic Jokes are much prevalent in school campuses.... Ethnic Jokes and hate speech exploit racial stereotypes.... Ethnic Jokes are very popular and prevail in almost all societies.... Ethnic Jokes are targeted towards immigrants, possessing typical characteristics.... The usage of these kinds of Jokes upgrades or degrades the value of a group in general and ignores the importance and uniqueness of the individual....

Thus, no two souls can digest from the same plate when it comes to Jokes.... Thus, no two souls can digest from the same plate when it comes to Jokes. ... Crude humor is the use of rude Jokes related to vulgarity and obscene stuff, non-refined and uneducated Jokes.... As Freud thought the primary, function of Jokes is allowing expression of morally unacceptable desires.... oreover, Jokes made to target ridicule dictators (as mentioned earlier) if continue without censorship could bring positive results....

One usually comes across more German Jokes than English or American Jokes.... This essay "Characteristics of Stereotypes About German" discusses one admirable stereotype that associated with Germans is that they are believed to have blue eyes and their hair is usually blondish....

Phoenician's love letter is as unforgettable as are the Jokes which Pseudolus make over it.... These are Jokes best appreciated by one who has tried to decipher a lover's scrawl at Pompeii or an ancient letter on papyrus.... Its plot is the usual one of a young man in love and desperately in need of money to save his sweetheart from the clutches of another....

Being fed up with the intensity of his Jokes, Norma in the end tells him, that she is going to leave him forever.... Jimmy's humor may have positive effects on his personality and he may be able to regale with his Jokes those who come into his contact, but certainly it has no effect on the dreaded disease of cancer.... Humor is an asset with Jimmy and what else can he do except to cut Jokes and keep himself engaged from other thoughts, the ones which will sap his sagging mental strength?...

Most African students identified that they were not pleased by certain Jokes that were used in class.... Lastly, they were pleased with teachers who did not have a cultural accent and those that did not use local Jokes.... To achieve this, it would be recommendable to reduce stereotypical Jokes and cultural biases in the classroom.... The use of stereotypes and culture-specific Jokes are hindrances to class interaction and student participation....

It features an irony that is exclusive to the Jewish culture and by being a part of that culture the Jokes contain even further meaning.... Most of the stories and Jokes aimed against particular aspects of Jewish life in the past have been invented by Jews themselves, and because of Jewish dispersion they have endured generations of marginalization and have thus a different view of the world.... Self-denouncing and complimentary stories and Jokes come from within the group as a means of survival and as Freud claimed, to acquire control of their humor by doing it before and better than non-Jews (Morris)....

t is clear that humor or Jokes are permissible but one should understand the people and the situation before cracking Jokes or playing pranks.... The essay "Role of Humor in Islam" focuses on the critical analysis of the rules of joking and the use of humor in Islam as prescribed and practiced....

Stand up consists of a single individual standing in front of a huge audience and trying to crack Jokes.... Stand up comedy can have amusing incidents that may form a story or it can be a string of stinging one-liners, or simply a succession of Jokes.... In 2006, while studying in the US, Fahad Al-Butairi decided to try out at an open mike nights at the local comedy club in Austin where he was living basing his Jokes on his personal experience, this was a success....

Tom is excellent at telling Jokes; he always tells Jokes and he often has new Jokes to tell.... The purpose of this essay is to compare two dissimilar friends with each other by using the point-by-point method.... Accordingly, different features, such as personality, looks and interests of my two friends will be compared....

Once in a while, I would slap my friends on their backs and they would slap mine as a sign that they totally agreed with the Jokes and enormously enjoyed the show!... I know, years from now, my friends and I may forget the comedians and their Jokes, but the memory of our togetherness and the pleasure we experienced as friends will forever be etched in our minds and hearts.... However, written Jokes remain to be words printed on paper waiting for a laugh from a reader who would “get it”....

One usually comes across more German Jokes than English or American Jokes.... The paper "Stereotypes about Germans" states that some of the stereotypes are opposite to Arabian values while others are not.... Eating habits and obesity issues are far more different in the Arabian region....

The Jokes in the movie are all about white and black Jokes.... But later she starts posting Jokes about how white people joked about blacks.... The Jokes in the movie are all about white and black Jokes.... The author analyzes "Dear White People" movie which focuses on the Fred house which is owned by Black college kid's community....

Being fed up with the intensity of his Jokes, Norma in the end tells him, that she is going to leave him forever.... Jimmy's humor may have positive effects on his personality and he may be able to regale with his Jokes those who come into his contact, but certainly it has no effect on the dreaded disease of cancer.... Humor is an asset with Jimmy and what else can he do except to cut Jokes and keep himself engaged from other thoughts, the ones which will sap his sagging mental strength?...

The authors of this text aim to elaborate the fundamental notions of philosophy and demonstrate such principles through Jokes.... Therefore, this text is a non-fictional, provoking and sophisticated material, which enables readers to understand the thrilling world thinkers and understand some life's greatest lessons, made comprehensible and laughable through humorous Jokes.... Therefore, this book is significant to readers because it has ideas on philosophy that are simplified through Jokes....

I was a much-spoiled child and had no compunction about playing practical Jokes on everyone, including my elders.... I had suddenly lost all my childishness and desire to play practical Jokes on anyone.... This personal statement "Personal Experience that has Shaped the Person that You Are" discusses personal experiences that influence individuals and often help shape their personality....

They were cracking Jokes, and playing with cell phones.... I noticed men were the ones with the greater sense of humor as they would be the one cracking most of the Jokes.... The purpose of this essay is to observe the general ambiance around a food stall of KFC in a mall....

Susan has been made a victim of the Jokes as she was a very quiet and does not indulge in sexist Jokes or any other form of personal attacks on others.... Participating in Jokes and loose talks is not Susan's choice and she dislikes them due to which she had become a victim of the Jokes of the rest of the team as well....

Hurtful Stereotypes on Foxs Glee: Sexism, Racism & Fat Jokes, 2012.... om/article/hurtful-stereotypes-on-foxs-glee-sexism-racism--fat-Jokes-a346824 ... Can TV stop treating fat people like Jokes?... om/article/index/204914/can-tv- stop-treating-fat-people-like-Jokes...

He goes on making Jokes with other teams XRS Laser Group XRS LASER GROUP Problems a.... The lack of moral support from the management that demoralizes the junior staff as depicted by the act of the project manager staying aloof of his team and moving from one group to another making Jokes.... He goes on making Jokes with other teams like a social butterfly instead of helping the instructor during team building exercises....