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  2. Observer's paradox - Wikipedia

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    In the field of sociolinguistics, the term Observer’s Paradox was coined by William Labov, who stated with regard to the term: . The aim of linguistic research in the community must be to find out how people talk when they are not being systematically observed; yet we can only obtain this data by systematic observation.

  3. Observer pattern - Wikipedia

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    A sample UML class and sequence diagram for the observer design pattern. [6] In this UML class diagram, the Subject class does not update the state of dependent objects directly. Instead, Subject refers to the Observer interface (update()) for updating state, which makes the Subject independent of how the state of dependent objects is updated.

  4. Joke - Wikipedia

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    In his 1905 study Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious [88] Freud describes the social nature of humour and illustrates his text with many examples of contemporary Viennese jokes. [89] His work is particularly noteworthy in this context because Freud distinguishes in his writings between jokes, humour and the comic. [90]

  5. Theories of humor - Wikipedia

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    Relief theory suggests humor is a mechanism for pent-up emotions or tension through emotional relief. In this theory, laughter serves as a homeostatic mechanism by which psychological stress is reduced [1] [2] [6] Humor may thus facilitate ease of the tension caused by one's fears, for example.

  6. 120 twisted jokes for dark humor fans - AOL

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    If dark humor jokes make you giggle, you'll be happy to know that we've gathered a collection of bad-but-good one-liners that'll make you cringe and snicker at the same time.

  7. British humour - Wikipedia

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    Innuendo in British humour is evident in the literature as far back as Beowulf and Chaucer, and it is a prevalent theme in many British folk songs. Shakespeare often used innuendo in his comedies, but it is also often found in his other plays. [6] One example in Hamlet act 4 scene v reads:

  8. Talk:Observer pattern - Wikipedia

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    A sample UML class and sequence diagram for the Observer design pattern. In the above UML class diagram , the Subject class doesn't update the state of Observer1 and Observer2 directly. Instead, Subject refers to the Observer interface for updating (synchronizing) state ( for each o in observers: o.update() ), which makes the Subject ...

  9. List of April Fools' Day jokes - Wikipedia

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    In 1963, the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs featured a spoof theatrical manager, Sir Harry Whitlohn [26] [27] [28]; Jovian–Plutonian gravitational effect: In 1976, British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore told listeners of BBC Radio 2 that unique alignment of two planets would result in an upward gravitational pull making people lighter at precisely 9:47 am that day.