tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post3398351943132534898..comments2023-09-01T10:00:10.674-05:00Comments on Imagination Investigation: Philippians 4:8 on Humor, Part 2Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-13171936752053619742010-07-03T14:56:53.956-05:002010-07-03T14:56:53.956-05:00Ah, this is why I went through the work of definin...Ah, this is why I went through the work of defining true humor as the juxtaposition of two incongruous or unexpected elements--a golf ball stuck in a heater's grille is funny, because it's unexpected. But in the television show you referenced, very few things fit that definition. Rather, humor often requires a level of intelligence, whether in the ability to put two elements together, like in play-on-words, or the ability to perceive those odd juxtapositions already in the world.Chawna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-20831939306398728782010-07-03T06:28:41.045-05:002010-07-03T06:28:41.045-05:00Great thoughts about humour. I tried watching Funn...Great thoughts about humour. I tried watching Funny Home Videos with my two kids a few weeks ago, and every clip was laughing at some poor soul's unfortunate accident or embarrassment. None of us laughed, and my kids asked me to turn it off. <br /><br />Compared to that, a simple game of minigolf with my kids in the loungeroom can be a riot, with them laughing innocently at the most innocent things, such as the ball getting stuck in the heater's grille.Peter Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04896115247438514660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-33725726364006366512010-06-19T00:29:16.873-05:002010-06-19T00:29:16.873-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.奕生https://www.blogger.com/profile/00543467684357095297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-81060221513750421372010-06-16T09:49:37.902-05:002010-06-16T09:49:37.902-05:00Yes, it is often abused, but it can be such a grea...Yes, it is often abused, but it can be such a great asset too, as it can breach defenses in ways that nothing else can.<br /><br />But to know how to use it, you have to know what good humor is begin with. So what are the marks of humor? And are we teaching our kids these things? After all, they won't know they're using poor or crude humor if we don't teach them what is wrong (and why)--and what kind of humor we should be using instead.Chawna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-10627248706492224192010-06-15T16:10:18.147-05:002010-06-15T16:10:18.147-05:00Humor is abused so much in our culture...even amon...Humor is abused so much in our culture...even among Christians. Working with high school age kids, I see the worldy humor's influence too often in their speech.Brandon Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850891283015240498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-36512175318989142092010-06-15T04:28:06.673-05:002010-06-15T04:28:06.673-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com