17-01-2013, 12:22 PM
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Humour is a personal thing
Humour is a personal thing.I used to tell a joke about 2 hippopotamus wallowing in a muddy waterhole.
One turns to the other and say’s,
“Do you know, Marjorie, I keep thinking it’s Tuesday”.
Only one person has ever laughed, but it cracks me up every time I think of it.
I have found 20 different types of humour on the internet. Here are a few.
Anecdotal, dry, mordant, ironical, farcical, satirical, highbrow & self deprecating. ( I use this last one a lot)
Where do you fit in?
17-01-2013, 02:29 PM
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Re: Humour is a personal thing
Thankyou chums for responding to my thread.I'm glad you found it funny OB, .
Of course the point is, Willow that to a Hippopotamus, there is no concept of days of the week, let alone talking hippos
Having to explain that takes the surprise out of this improbable situation and the humour with it.
A good job we're all different innit.
Giving personality to animals is well demonstrated elsewhere in the story of the pet dog that was taught to read and speak
and which ultimately was the undoing of it's owner (posted by Wrinkly. Discussions .Horsemeat).
Humour is a serious business.
17-01-2013, 03:09 PM
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Robert - I guess I like silly humour and especially when one animal says to another, just the thought of this - creases me up !I like most humour as long as its not crude - offensive....
Anyway - what do elephants have, that one one else has....
baby elephants !
Two muffins in an oven - one says to the other - 'Phew, its hot in here !' The other jumps in amazement...'Eek - a talking muffin !'......giggle....
17-01-2013, 03:16 PM
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Robert said"Of course the point is, Willow that to a Hippopotamus, there is no concept of days of the week, let alone talking hippos"
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Ah but, ah but - hold on a minute Robert !!!!
Hippopotami may well talk to each other Robert - it is likely that we humans just don't understand their language, especially when they are under water.
If this is so, then how do you know for sure that hippos - (oh alright then - maybe just some bright hippos) - don't know the days of the week? Their mother's could have taught them 
17-01-2013, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Aerolor
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Robert said "Of course the point is, Willow that to a Hippopotamus, there is no concept of days of the week, let alone talking hippos"
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Ah but, ah but - hold on a minute Robert !!!!
Hippopotami may well talk to each other Robert - it is likely that we humans just don't understand their language, especially when they are under water.
If this is so, then how do you know for sure that hippos - (oh alright then - maybe just some bright hippos) - don't know the days of the week? Their mother's could have taught them
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