Showing posts with label chicken cross the road. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken cross the road. Show all posts

Sunday, March 18, 2012

The Secret Technique Behind the Joke: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

Why did the Chicken cross the Road? 


Disappointment and Defeated Expectations (logic) 


The technique of disappointment involves leading people on about something and then denies them the logical consequences they expect. 

This type of humor is very similar to "teasing" and is funny only to the extent that we find minor disappointment amusing.