{"id":15520,"date":"2025-05-28T00:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T03:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?p=15520"},"modified":"2025-06-04T01:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T04:22:12","slug":"914-whats-so-funny-just-about-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/archives\/15520","title":{"rendered":"914 &#8211; What&#8217;s so funny?\u2014just about everything"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/914-WHATsSoFunny-168x100-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15521\" \/><audio controls preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20250528-justRIGHT-914-WHATSsoFUNNY-JustAboutEverything.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\">Your browser does not support the audio element<\/audio><br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s so funny?  What&#8217;s <strong>&#8216;funny&#8217; can be something that causes us to laugh or be amused, or it can also refer to something that is peculiar, strange, or odd.<\/strong>  That&#8217;s probably why just about all things and people have something that could be said to be &#8216;funny&#8217; about them.  <\/p>\n<p>We live in an age when it has become difficult to satirize the actions of many of the world&#8217;s politicians and political activists.  They have become so ridiculous and disconnected from reality that any such attempt is impossible to make funnier than the object of the satire already is.<\/p>\n<p>So to take a break from all of the not-so-&#8216;funny&#8217; things going on in the world today, let&#8217;s take a look at humor in its various basic forms, from the popular appeal of simple <strong>&#8216;groaners,&#8217; riddles and jokes,<\/strong> to the fascination with <strong>dark humor<\/strong> and <strong>historical events. <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>From the amusing to the peculiar, traditional humor still has a broad appeal for many.   After all, <strong>a sense of humor is an essential part of common sense.<\/strong>  That&#8217;s why there&#8217;s no one way to look at comedy or humor that&#8217;s Just Right, especially when it&#8217;s funny.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/914-topics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/topics.gif\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/914-clips-credits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/clips_and_credits.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you found this presentation valuable please consider supporting us:<br \/>\n&#x1f9e1; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/justrightmedia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PayPal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your browser does not support the audio element What&#8217;s so funny? What&#8217;s &#8216;funny&#8217; can be something that causes us to laugh or be amused, or it can also refer to something that is peculiar, strange, or odd. 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