tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21792850.post114747651974027629..comments2023-06-09T08:14:55.315-06:00Comments on sheep go to heaven: funny: ha ha--jeff *http://www.blogger.com/profile/10924343100485992100noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21792850.post-1147724155307524122006-05-15T14:15:00.000-06:002006-05-15T14:15:00.000-06:00that a posting of mine can elicit such a lengthy r...that a posting of mine can elicit such a lengthy response causes me to consider it a success.<BR/><BR/>i want to be funny like dean someday.--jeff *https://www.blogger.com/profile/10924343100485992100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21792850.post-1147707516031954742006-05-15T09:38:00.000-06:002006-05-15T09:38:00.000-06:00Oooh, she sounds smart. I have noticed that compa...Oooh, she sounds smart. I have noticed that comparison and heirarchy tend to make men feel better about themselves and women feel worse about themselves, but I never knew why....<BR/><BR/>But good job on thinking hard and ponderous thoughts Jeff. That's another cosmic question I'd like to ask Dean (then sit and listen to him talk for 30-40 minutes about it).Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174424401721373062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21792850.post-1147480988568737492006-05-12T18:43:00.000-06:002006-05-12T18:43:00.000-06:00It's funny you should mention that you discussed h...It's funny you should mention that you discussed humor in your high school psychology class because I remember talking about it in mine too. I can recall that my teacher once made the interesting comment that the defining characteristics of humor is that it's hierarchical. Although it's not always intended as "mean-spirited," all humor establishes a pecking order of sorts: humor either puts someone or something down (whether it be other people, an inanimate object or just yourself) OR it sends a message about who is inside/outside of a given group (at the very least between people who "get" the joke or cannot).<BR/><BR/>I think that's an interesting theory especially in light of sociolinguist Deborah Tannen's theories about the differences between male and female communication. Tannen argues that men are socialized to communicate hierarchically (that is, they communicate to establish the pecking order on the male social ladder---who's up, who's down). <BR/><BR/>Females, on the other hand communicate in a way that equalizes everyone---puts everyone on the same playing level, as it were. For example, every girl knows that if a girl says "I look SOO fat!", the correct response is to either say "No!!!! You're NOT!!!" or "I'm so much fatter than you," etc. to put her back on the same level as everyone else. When female communictation gets "nasty" is when one female becomes precocious and asserts her superiority. Sometimes females react by putting her down behind her back, etc.---punishing her and putting her back in her place.<BR/><BR/>It's an interesting theory and it may explain why <B>IN GENERAL</B> men tend to be funnier than women. Perhaps women aren't as comfortable with hierarchical communication.<BR/><BR/>Okay. I'm a nerd. I think this post is longer than your original post. But it's an interesting topic, so I thought I'd say something.Alyssa Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705164408001258447noreply@blogger.com