Humor formula

Required components:

* some surprise, contradiction, ambiguity or paradox.
* appealing to feelings or to emotions.
* similar to reality, but not real

Methods:

* metaphor
* hyperbole
* reframing
* timing


Good thoughts, but wikipedia and adaisychain would beg to differ. Humor varies alot from person to person. I think you're way off at the beginning of your post, but as you move on you get closer to what I believe. It's all just guesses though.

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