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  Humour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A sense of humour is the ability to experience humour, a quality which all people share, although the extent to which an individual will personally find something humorous depends on a host of absolute and relative variables, including, but not limited to geographical location, culture, maturity, level of education and context.
The term "humour" as formerly applied in comedy, referred to the interpenetration of the sublime and the ridiculous.
In this context, humour is often a subjective experience as it depends on a special mood or perspective from its audience to be effective.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Humour   (1674 words)

  
 Humour - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Humour (Commonwealth English) or humor (American English) is the ability or quality of people, objects or situations to evoke feelings of amusement in other people.
A sense of humour is the ability to experience humour, a quality which all people share, although the extent to which an individual will personally find something humourous depends on a host of absolute and relative variables, including but not limited to sex, age, geographical location, culture, maturity, level of education and context.
For this reason humour is often a subjective experience as it depends on a special mood or perspective from its audience to be effective.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/h/u/m/Humor.html   (1152 words)

  
 Romanian Humour Encyclopedia Articles @ CompleteIdiots.com (Complete Idiots)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Romanian humour, like all of Romanian culture, has many affinities with four other peoples: the Latins (Spanish and Italians), the Slavs, the Balkan people (Greeks and Turks) and the Hungarians.
One feature of Romanian humour is that apart from the ethnic jokes, there are also jokes about people of other regions.
Policemen: Most Romanian people are not fond of the institution of law enforcement and try to avoid contact with constables.
www.completeidiots.com /encyclopedia/Romanian_humour   (979 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : New Zealand humour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It is perhaps not surprising that these two situations lead to a humour that often has as a basis the newcomer trying to assimilate themselves with the new country.
The pioneering, backwoods spirit is also commonly used in comedy, as in the stereotypical famer, Fred Dagg, and the yarns spun by New Zealand writer Barry Crump.
Australians are the butt of Kiwi humour in many ways (and vice versa, of course) — even at the highest diplomatic level.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /New_Zealand_humour   (965 words)

  
 Humor at Efari United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The origin of the term derives from the four humours of the ancient Greeks, which stated that a mix of fluids known as humours controlled human health and emotion.
One explanation bases itself on the fact that a great deal of humour is a consequence of language.
In Stranger in a Strange Land, proposes that humour comes from pain, and that laughter is a mechanism to keep us from crying.
www.efari.co.uk /computers-and-internet/websites/humor.html   (1053 words)

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