There is an easy way to become a funnier person, than you were a few hours ago. I will first introduce why some things are amusing, the way important neurologists explain this to be. Whenever we comprehend new stuff, the brain builds a new path, from a brain cell to another brain cell.
That route what we call a synapse and it works like this:
After we think about blueberries , and if we know that specific fruit is food, our brain will make a path (synapse), that will connect the neural cells saving the data we have on those two terms. This actually means, that the next time you think of food, you will most likely think of apples. What you're probably thinking is that this has nothing to do with humor. Well you're wrong, as this is in fact the way humor works.
It all begins with a person telling you a simple and short story. Stand-up comedians call this a setup. After this, you should be thinking about this story in a certain way. Your brain makes connections from this setup to a punch-line that you think will follow. What you're going to hear, won't be the punch-line you imagined, but a completely different one, which will make you laugh. If by any chance you still don't get this, the next example should be helpful.
The Setup:
What is the most satisfying thing next to being shot at and missed?
The Punch-line:
An income tax refund.
How have you felt when you heard the setup? Surely, you would've said it was either a Bosnian, Serbian or Croatian in the driver's seat. It's ok, because our brain simply works that way, during the setup. And as I already said, the punch-line you read was indeed very different. Memorize this, as it's one of the basic ways humor works.
A good setup is of great importance. The greatest comedians will usually tell you a setup which will make you think of a number of different possible punch-lines. The more you think that your punch-line is the most suitable one, the more you'll laugh when you hear the actual one. If you know the joke, you won't find it funny anymore, because you brain won't be making any new connections as you know the punch-line.
This article should prove useful if you want to make up some new pranks. When a girl tells something that everyone thinks about in the same way, but you find out an unexpected way to understand it. Now, if you tell this to others, it should be incredibly funny.
That route what we call a synapse and it works like this:
After we think about blueberries , and if we know that specific fruit is food, our brain will make a path (synapse), that will connect the neural cells saving the data we have on those two terms. This actually means, that the next time you think of food, you will most likely think of apples. What you're probably thinking is that this has nothing to do with humor. Well you're wrong, as this is in fact the way humor works.
It all begins with a person telling you a simple and short story. Stand-up comedians call this a setup. After this, you should be thinking about this story in a certain way. Your brain makes connections from this setup to a punch-line that you think will follow. What you're going to hear, won't be the punch-line you imagined, but a completely different one, which will make you laugh. If by any chance you still don't get this, the next example should be helpful.
The Setup:
What is the most satisfying thing next to being shot at and missed?
The Punch-line:
An income tax refund.
How have you felt when you heard the setup? Surely, you would've said it was either a Bosnian, Serbian or Croatian in the driver's seat. It's ok, because our brain simply works that way, during the setup. And as I already said, the punch-line you read was indeed very different. Memorize this, as it's one of the basic ways humor works.
A good setup is of great importance. The greatest comedians will usually tell you a setup which will make you think of a number of different possible punch-lines. The more you think that your punch-line is the most suitable one, the more you'll laugh when you hear the actual one. If you know the joke, you won't find it funny anymore, because you brain won't be making any new connections as you know the punch-line.
This article should prove useful if you want to make up some new pranks. When a girl tells something that everyone thinks about in the same way, but you find out an unexpected way to understand it. Now, if you tell this to others, it should be incredibly funny.