December 21, 2007
IF YOU MEET THE UNICYCLIST IN THE ROAD...PUNCH HIM (via Bryan Francoeur):
Humour 'comes from testosterone' (BBC, 12/21/07)
Men are naturally more comedic than women because of the male hormone testosterone, an expert claims. [...]Research suggests men are more likely to use humour aggressively by making others the butt of the joke.
And aggression - generally considered to be a more masculine trait - has been linked by some to testosterone exposure in the womb.
Professor Shuster believes humour develops from aggression caused by male hormones.
He documented the reaction of over 400 individuals to his unicycling antics through the streets of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Which is why -- men being conservative, women liberal -- all comedy is conservative. Posted by Orrin Judd at December 21, 2007 10:02 AM
That also explains Margaret Cho, Rosanne Barrnold & co.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at December 21, 2007 11:34 AM... which is why circular reasoning is also male.
Posted by: erp at December 21, 2007 11:35 AMD'ohh!!
Posted by: Twn at December 21, 2007 12:27 PMSee, I'm the kind of guy who would do something like this for a laugh -- just ask my friends -- so I can't be unduly harsh. My response would be friendly, sarcastic banter.
Posted by: Matt Murphy at December 21, 2007 1:32 PMMargaret Cho is funny? Who knew?
Posted by: Mike Morley at December 21, 2007 5:27 PMI was under the impression current demographic shifts - favored concervatives?
Posted by: Perry at December 21, 2007 7:56 PMWell, I don't know if this fits the "all humor is conservative" meme, but as a woman I'd rather be thought of as kind than funny which leads me to bite my tongue....a lot.
Posted by: Buttercup at December 21, 2007 10:43 PMBingo!
Posted by: oj at December 22, 2007 9:08 AM