ideclarecrockerrules comments on Open Thread: February 2010, part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ideclarecrockerrules 17 February 2010 11:40:52PM 1 point [-]

The harmless surprise hypothesis fits my data pretty well. But are you sure repetition-based humor isn't just conditioning people to laugh at a certain thing (catch-phrase or a situation)?

On the other hand, butt-of-a-joke hypothesis also sounds plausible.