Re: Ontology of Laughter: Groans, Giggles and Gales of Laughter

On 24 December 2014 at 17:33, Michael F Uschold <uschold@gmail.com> wrote:

> As the Season to be Jolly gets into full swing, I reflect one of my
> favorite ways to be jolly: laughter. What makes us laugh (or not) in a
> given situation? Some people just laugh, like my mother, who regularly
> burst into gales of laughter, for no apparent reason. The more puzzled our
> looks, the harder she laughed. I dedicate this blog to my mom, who passed
> away just before Christmas a year ago.
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> http://semanticarts.com/blog/ontology-of-laughter
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It was Marshall McLuhan who said that laughter is registration of a
grievance in a comic way.

“Lord, heap miseries upon us yet entwine our arts with laughters low.”

 ― James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

Merry Xmas!


> Michael Uschold
>    Senior Ontology Consultant, Semantic Arts
>    http://www.semanticarts.com
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>    Skype, Twitter: UscholdM
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