Re: [tips] Why is this Funny?

2013-12-07 Thread Carol DeVolder
Because of the incongruity. On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Michael Britt wrote: > I can't seem to get something funny out of my mind and I was wondering if > anyone on TIPS and a thought about this. Recently I featured this funny > Vine video on my podcast: > > https://vine.co/v/hOjHxFjDznT >

Re: [tips] Why is this Funny?

2013-12-07 Thread Gerald Peterson
I think the switch from car to multiplication is not central, but rather the context of it being the nerd's idea of vandalismand the incongruous/minimalist expression of vandalism as small writing. G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU On Dec 7, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Michael Britt wrote

[tips] Why is this Funny?

2013-12-07 Thread Michael Britt
I can't seem to get something funny out of my mind and I was wondering if anyone on TIPS and a thought about this. Recently I featured this funny Vine video on my podcast: https://vine.co/v/hOjHxFjDznT I talked about the video in terms of stereotypes, but I keep wondering why the "4x4=16" par