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The internet is home to a lot of crazy things, and the subreddit 'Comedy Heaven' is a great example of it. From funny Amazon reviews to absurd social media posts, this community serves as a repository for a wide range of content. Its 1.7 million members are constantly on the hunt for the next laugh, scouring online depths to preserve everything that might go unnoticed by the casual browser but is guaranteed to tickle the funny bone of those who appreciate the unconventional.
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Rolling And Sliding
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Words Of The Week
In order to explain this subreddit's massive success we need to get a little academic. Part of its appeal could probably be understood with the incongruity theory of humor.
According to Dr. Alex Borgella, who is an assistant professor of psychology at Fort Lewis College, it "suggests that we find fundamentally incompatible concepts or unexpected resolutions funny. Basically, we find humor in the incongruity between our expectations and reality."
#3
I Am Grateful
#4
Wtf Man
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90 Second Cycle
This is similar to the techniques of stand-up comedians today — they speak of the set-up and the punch (line).
The set-up is the first part of the joke and it creates the expectation while the punch (line) is the last part that violates that expectation. In the language of the incongruity theory, the joke’s ending is incongruous with the beginning.
Indeed, many of the posts on 'Comedy Heaven' involve setups that lead to unexpected punchlines, such as a girl who drew a picture of her cat and thanked the vet for "carefully removing its testicles," or a chat between two people discussing Roe vs. Wade, only for one to reply they don't watch boxing.
#7
Boxing
Norah Reilly 8 months ago
Aaaaand...that's how egregious, draconian laws are passed; too few folks are aware of and/or care about the effects of laws that they don't think about or think will affect them. No one cares until it happens to them.
#8
There Is A Person At Your Front Door
#9
Garfield
Jantje Groot 8 months ago (edited)
The "slap heard 'round the world" wasn't a big deal to Odie and Nermel. They are more fans of the Golden Globes.
The first philosopher to use the word incongruous when analyzing humor was James Beattie (1779).
When we see something funny, he said, our laughter "always proceeds from a sentiment or emotion, excited in the mind, in consequence of certain objects or ideas being presented to it."
#10
In Aid Of National Coming Out Day In The UK
#11
Puerto Rican Discuss Me
UnseeJuiceWitch (any pronouns) 8 months ago
just a guess do they be sayin you smell like racism???
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Solved
#13
The Flesh Harvester
Our laughter "seems to arise from the view of things incongruous united in the same assemblage."
And the cause of humorous laughter is "two or more inconsistent, unsuitable, or incongruous parts or circumstances, considered as united in one complex object or assemblage, as acquiring a sort of mutual relation from the peculiar manner in which the mind takes notice of them," Beattie thought.
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Ricky Pee Pee
Janner Wingfeather 8 months ago
My mom never would have let me live that down. She’d be gleefully planning out how to work that story into her speech at my wedding.
#15
Keep On Truckin’
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Big Jim
#17
Hashbrown
For more posts that have "ascended" into 'Comedy Heaven,' fire up our earlier publications on the subreddit 50 Times Accidental Comedy Gold Was Spotted On Social Media and 50 Social Media Posts That Are Comedy Gold.
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Mike
Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 8 months ago
We need clarification. Is Mike very tough or just pleased to see you?
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Foot
#20
Horse
#21
Caricature Artist
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God Bless
#23
Mayonnaise
#24
Duality Of Man
#25
Yikes
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Bald People
#27
Goblin Mode
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Ham Sniffer
Apatheist Account2 8 months ago
It's not a paid profession... he's a hamateur.
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The Redhead 8 months ago
I wonder if after so many they all start smelling the same. Like when you work with a lot of numbers & they all blend together.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 8 months ago
Ham sniffer, ice cream tester, potato chip taster... I'm obviously in the wrong line of work.
Astro 8 months ago
Blessed be the ham sniffers, for they shall inherit the earth
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Pamela Christie 8 months ago
Just my luck to be gifted with ham #803. Will be returning it. Never again!
Pittsburgh rare 8 months ago
No, just ham. And they earn more than you'd imagine
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Roan The Demon Kitty 8 months ago
it is, they're known as "caladores" in spanish. xP
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Dance Therapy
#30
United States Strategic Command
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Cheese
#32
Smallest Number
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Brisket I Made Today
#34
Nintendo
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Condensation
#36
Sexual Moans
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Andrea
BlackCatWithWhiteSocks 8 months ago
In the meantime, Andrea has moved to another state and changed her name
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Customer Service
#39
Theorem Proof
#40
Crying And Shaking
#42
Artifact Of The Month
#43
Spongebob Popsicle
#44
Christophers Longest Run
Sky Render 8 months ago
Don't worry, that's just Superman spinning the Earth backwards to prevent Lois Lane from dying. Again.
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Mirror
#46
Kombat
#47
Clams
#48
Complimentary Coffee And Mini Muffins
#49
Get Cancer
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Trentin Quarantino 8 months ago
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