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For example, /srs may be attached to the end of a message to indicate that the message is meant to be interpreted in a serious manner, as opposed to, for example, being a joke (which is commonly represented as /j). Tone indicators are used to explicitly state the author's intent, instead of leaving the message up to interpretation. [6] [4]
An in-joke, also known as an inside joke or a private joke, is a joke with humour that is understandable only to members of an ingroup; that is, people who are in a particular social group, occupation, or other community of shared interest. It is, therefore, an esoteric joke, only humorous to those who are aware of the circumstances behind it. [1]
Cognitive humor processing refers to the neural circuitry and pathways that are involved in detecting incongruities of various situations presented in a humorous manner. Over the past decade, many studies have emerged utilizing fMRI studies to describe the neural correlates associated with how a human processes something that is considered "funny".
The joke is a commonly transmitted type of internet meme. It is well known that orally-transmitted jokes and other kind of folklore undergo evolution and mutations. Internet speeds up and globalizes these processes. [6] A FAQ of rec.humor gave the following tongue-in-cheek description how jokes propagated in the era of newsgroups: [7]
If you've been seeing "/SRS" on your feeds lately, there's a good reason for it.
Humor is evoked when a trigger at the end of the joke, the punch line, causes the audience to abruptly shift its understanding from the primary (or more obvious) script to the secondary, opposing script. As an example Raskin uses the following joke: "Is the doctor at home?" the patient asked in his bronchial whisper.
The science world is in constant motion. The post 50 Hilarious Science Memes From “A Place Where Science Is Cool” (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.
I met a giant once. I didn't know what to say, so I just used big words. Did you hear about the dolphin romance? They really clicked. A horse walks into a diner.