Hi,
Of course, I have no idea of what you find funny. I personally think
Doctor: "I have good news and bad news. First, the bad news. You'll have to give yourself painful injections daily for the rest of your life. But the good news is, you won't have to do it for long."
is hilarious.
However, I consider this funny also, and no elephants were injured in the making:
1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door.
2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
Did you say, Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator? Wrong Answer.
Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door.
3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend.... except one. Which animal does not attend?
Correct Answer: The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there.
Okay, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true abilities.
4. There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. How do you manage it?
Correct Answer: You jump into the river and swim across. Have you not been listening? All the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting.
Childish, yes. But then, children see clearly for they aren't looking through the cataracts of experience.
Yes. And no. RAH pointed out quite convincingly that of all the things we can do, we always do what makes us happiest. Typical example: we want to sleep in. We want to keep our job more. We get up and go to work. The consequence of going to work makes us happier than the consequences of sleeping in.
There is a feeling of satisfaction in helping others. Whether this is an evolutionary drive that contributes to the survival of the species or a selfish impulse that makes us feel superior ("Look at me. Not only can I make it for myself, but I can drag this dead weight along, too.") the result is the same. And we call that result altruism.
Enlightened self interest is a better basis for "goodness" than all the "morality" spewed by every shaman who ever existed. The best of them taught two ideals: "First, do no harm." and "Treat everyone as you would be treated". And then, they invariably screw it up with something about shellfish, or cows, or circling the camp widdershins.
Mostly just on network TV.
It's not here intrinsically, but we can and sometimes do generate some.
Thanks. I think.
--Pete
(08-09-2010, 05:49 PM)MEAT Wrote: Can you lurkers give me an example of something funny that is *not* at someone or somethings expense?
Of course, I have no idea of what you find funny. I personally think
Doctor: "I have good news and bad news. First, the bad news. You'll have to give yourself painful injections daily for the rest of your life. But the good news is, you won't have to do it for long."
is hilarious.
However, I consider this funny also, and no elephants were injured in the making:
1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door.
2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
Did you say, Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and close the refrigerator? Wrong Answer.
Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door.
3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend.... except one. Which animal does not attend?
Correct Answer: The Elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator. You just put him in there.
Okay, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your true abilities.
4. There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. How do you manage it?
Correct Answer: You jump into the river and swim across. Have you not been listening? All the crocodiles are attending the Animal Meeting.
Childish, yes. But then, children see clearly for they aren't looking through the cataracts of experience.
Quote:. . . there is no real altruism in this world; . . .
Yes. And no. RAH pointed out quite convincingly that of all the things we can do, we always do what makes us happiest. Typical example: we want to sleep in. We want to keep our job more. We get up and go to work. The consequence of going to work makes us happier than the consequences of sleeping in.
There is a feeling of satisfaction in helping others. Whether this is an evolutionary drive that contributes to the survival of the species or a selfish impulse that makes us feel superior ("Look at me. Not only can I make it for myself, but I can drag this dead weight along, too.") the result is the same. And we call that result altruism.
Quote:Anyways, the two interrelate because I realized that what we consider to be "good" is nothing more than our own selfish interests, . . .
Enlightened self interest is a better basis for "goodness" than all the "morality" spewed by every shaman who ever existed. The best of them taught two ideals: "First, do no harm." and "Treat everyone as you would be treated". And then, they invariably screw it up with something about shellfish, or cows, or circling the camp widdershins.
Quote:. . . and what we consider to be comedy is just a form of tragedy, watching others suffer . . .
Mostly just on network TV.
Quote:. . . so really, there is no good in this world.
It's not here intrinsically, but we can and sometimes do generate some.
Quote:Just a thought to cheer you up for today.
Thanks. I think.
--Pete
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