Morendil comments on Open Thread: May 2010, Part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Morendil 28 May 2010 11:43:12AM 0 points [-]

I vaguely recall a thread where folks discussed what makes jokes funny, and advanced some theories. This may well have been in an Open Thread or buried deep within the comments of an unrelated post - at any rate I can't find it.

Anyone who remembers seeing it or participating, I'd appreciate help locating it...

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 28 May 2010 12:27:04PM 3 points [-]

http://lesswrong.com/lw/1s4/open_thread_february_2010_part_2/1mps

I was able to track it down because I remembered enough about a comment I'd made.

Do we have advanced search?

How about adding (open?) tagging for comments?

Jewish saying: Who is strong? Whoever can resist telling a joke.

Because I am not strong: A cowboy was wearing a paper hat, paper chaps, paper boots. He was arrested. For rustling.

Comment author: Morendil 28 May 2010 12:40:37PM 0 points [-]

Thanks! What I had in mind exactly.

Searching for "humor" turned up too many results, not sorted in any helpful way. The search results are provided by Google, I don't know how customizable that is but I'd assume not much. What would have helped in this instance is a way to sort by date.