Laughter can sometimes be seen as a medicine, with no price or prescription needed! Not only does laughing decress blood pressure, strengthen the immune system and improve breathing but it also reduces pain and releases stress. When we laugh fifteen of our facial muscles contract and we start to breathe irregularly, often sruggling for air and in some people, their tear ducts become activated.
Many factors of a person determine what they do and dont find funny, the three most common are Age, Level of Intelligence and maturity. However psychologists have come to the conclusion that we dont always laugh because we find something funny or humerous. We also laugh when we feel nervous, happy, tense or excited and it is known that the sound of someone laughing makes people laugh, this is why it is common for the speaker to laugh as then the listener will laugh and the speaker will feel comfortable that they have got the response they had hoped for.
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/biology/b103/f02/web2/mscottweathers.html
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Thursday 17 November 2011
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Monday 14 November 2011
Different Humour around the world
Research has shown that americans and canadians find jokes humerous when they contain a superior person mocking an individual.
In New Zealand, Britain and Australia people prefer jokes that involve word plays, which are usually mischievious.
Europians like jokes about death or other serious topics associated with stress.
Research shows that Germany stands out as one of the only countries that enjoys a wide variety of different jokes and europians were found to be the easiest group of people to amuse.
The irish humour is quite different to countries like the united states as irish jokes are usually based on stereotypes of the irish people.
In New Zealand, Britain and Australia people prefer jokes that involve word plays, which are usually mischievious.
Europians like jokes about death or other serious topics associated with stress.
Research shows that Germany stands out as one of the only countries that enjoys a wide variety of different jokes and europians were found to be the easiest group of people to amuse.
The irish humour is quite different to countries like the united states as irish jokes are usually based on stereotypes of the irish people.
Friday 28 October 2011
Jokes
A joke is a phrase or paragraph with a humerous twist. Many jokes contain either irony, sarcasm or word play. Most spoken jokes also contain a 'punchline' at the end which will often make the person laugh depending on weither or not they find it funny. A practical joke, which is also known as a 'prank' means the humerous side of the joke is physical, rather than verbal e.g fart joke- this is said to be the worlds oldest joke.
The rules of joke-telling ar as follows: Timing, Precision (choose the right words and put them in the right order in a sentence), Synthesis( maximum level of humour with minimum amount of words) and rhythm.
The rules of joke-telling ar as follows: Timing, Precision (choose the right words and put them in the right order in a sentence), Synthesis( maximum level of humour with minimum amount of words) and rhythm.
Thursday 27 October 2011
Snoopy!
This is a well Known character whose wide smile puts everyone in a good mood:)!http://www.google.ie/imgres?q=laughing+snoopy&num=10&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1280&bih=909&tbm=isch&tbnid=ND3tITMrkKV7kM:&imgrefurl=http://feedalltheanimals.blogspot.com/2011/04/good-humor-men.html&docid=_25crrkSxFDfgM&imgurl=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQZB5rFATa92Ayk_x5-sq_MruPvpyzw8VbTM8ZaSYyZMu0p-GGBnrD7YIgljpmRuZpc3G0UTrnuByKa_NVGLU1hOR68k1fJWt3DNuWbklSzI9n3qiRVssDi1oyqpikjTYwHvYUn93ff4/s1600/Snoopy_laughing.jpg&w=341&h=414&ei=kTrFTpiHE4S4hAfnhdm4AQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=181&vpy=124&dur=2451&hovh=247&hovw=204&tx=126&ty=123&sig=105090901426694244899&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=136&tbnw=112&start=0&ndsp=35&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0
Friday 14 October 2011
More types of laughter
Silent Laughter- A smile is at times considered a silent laughter. It is a skill that we as humans perfect over our lifetime.
Belly Laughter- This occurs when people find something absolutely hilarious, it is the most genuine type of laughter. Not only does this type of laughter put us in a good, happy mood but it is also said that belly laughter can be healthy and beneficial.
http://loreskinaite.blogspot.com/2010/04/types-of-laughter.html
http://loreskinaite.blogspot.com/2010/04/types-of-laughter.html
Thursday 13 October 2011
There are more than 50 different types of laughter around the world and they can be seperated into different groups. The first group is 'Basic laughter'. We hear basic laughter everyday and all other types of laughter are a combination of basic laughter and another type of laughter. Another type of luaghter is 'Warm Up Laughter'. An example of warm up laughter is 'Ho Ho Ha Ha' which is uaually used while clapping/chanting when enjoying a particular activity. 'Spontaneous/Patiala laughter' this is a type of laughter where the mouth is open wide and hands are raised, the person laughing will probably make a large laughing sound.
Etiquette Laughter- This is a type of laughter used often everyday and is simply when we laugh at something that we ourselves dont find remotely funny. Some people say humans do this to get along with other people better and communicate well.
Nervous Laughter- people laugh nervously when in situations of stress and anxiety to show self control and confidence, this often results in the situation becoming more awkward and the person coming across as fake.
Pigeon Laughter- This type of laughter is heard when someone laughs with their mouth closed which results in there being a humming noise produced which sounds like a pigeon or bee.
I'll be back with more types of laughter soon, byee x
Etiquette Laughter- This is a type of laughter used often everyday and is simply when we laugh at something that we ourselves dont find remotely funny. Some people say humans do this to get along with other people better and communicate well.
Nervous Laughter- people laugh nervously when in situations of stress and anxiety to show self control and confidence, this often results in the situation becoming more awkward and the person coming across as fake.
Pigeon Laughter- This type of laughter is heard when someone laughs with their mouth closed which results in there being a humming noise produced which sounds like a pigeon or bee.
I'll be back with more types of laughter soon, byee x
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