Comments on: What Does Your Sense of Humor Say About You?

By: Neil Petersen

Neil Petersen — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 20:19:16 +0000

In reply to skye. It's true, the questionnaire is for researchers with budgets, and the rest of us are SOL. :P

By: skye

skye — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 19:11:42 +0000

interesting. though was hoping to try out the questionnaire to better understand the generalizations . I find it unfortunate that Id have to pay so much.. but still very interesting.

By: Neil Petersen

Neil Petersen — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 18:38:29 +0000

In reply to Steve. That's a good point Steve, thanks for commenting. I think there's something very positive about this kind of humor. It's kind of like if you've ever had a bad day where one thing after another happens to you, at first it's annoying, then it's infuriating, then it becomes just straight-up funny.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 14:57:20 +0000

To me, it seems there is a “Part B” to the last one, *Self-defeating humor*.

This came to mind when reading this interesting article simply because I feel I know several, including myself, that are prime examples.

It’s also “self defeating” (although “defeating” does not seem to be correct) where one finds humor in things about themselves that is embarrassing if not insulting and such is shared perhaps? as some kind of “This is why I am alone and……..I don’t mind, so “stay back. You don’t want any of this.”

An example would be similar to something like someone asking me why I live alone and do most everything I do alone. My reply would be “I’m old, half crippled up, over weight, living paycheck to paycheck and have a junk truck. Heck, If I had a choice, I WOULDN’T do anything with me either.”

2 cents