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With July coming to an end, it’s time to look back at the very best things that have happened this month. There ought to have been at least a couple of memorable summer days to look back on, maybe a good concert or two, and let’s not forget books, too! Maybe you’ve read a bestseller or something that can only be considered the best of the worst.

Be that as it may, today we’re not focusing on books, nor on concerts. We want to look back at the very best that X (formerly Twitter) had to offer, so today we’re shedding light on the best X posts of July. If you’re looking for some amusing or relatable content, you’re in the right place, so scroll down for the posts and enjoy.

On the list below you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with an expert in the theory and criticism of comedy, laughter, humor, and wit and Professor of Theatre Studies at the Dalhousie University, Dr. Jure Gantar, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions on the links between humor and theater.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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It’s no secret that the internet is brimming with all sorts of humorous content. But it’s not only in the online world that people enjoy a good giggle; they tend to seek it in real life, too, by engaging in conversations with friends (some of whom might be known for their funny bone), frequenting comedy shows, or going to certain theater performances.

Discussing the latter, Professor of Theatre Studies at the Dalhousie University, an expert in the theory and criticism of comedy, Dr. Jure Gantar agreed that humor can be found in both the internet and theater, though the presentation is not always the same.

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“In theater, humor often serves as a counterpoint to the dramatic; think of the English idiomatic expression ‘comic relief’. At the moment of great tension, humor can be used to deflate this tension temporarily and enable the audience to take a breath,” Prof. Gantar explained in a recent interview with Bored Panda.

“If there is one element that can make a performance funny, it’s any exposure of the limits of theatrical representation. A representation of death, for example, can be hilarious if the audience notices the actor is breathing even when the character is supposed to be dead.”

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm gluten free, so when I go to Italy my diet becomes 90% gelato. Elasticated waistbands are the way to go.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Al Bundy was fat and poor. Homer Simpson was considered "comically obese" and basically a loser. The guy that weights ~240 pounds, has house, two cars, (mostly) stay at home wife, goes to vacations and can spend money on beer with friends was considered a fat loser.

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“Humor is designed to make the spectators feel good about themselves,” the expert continued, “either because it makes them feel superior to the silly events on the stage or because it allows them to share their value system very publicly. This is one of the reasons why we occasionally laugh at jokes we didn’t understand; we want to belong to the majority who did get the punchline.”

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3 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grammar is important people! “Have you seen the dogs bowl?” 🎳 - “Have you seen the dog’s bowl?” 🥣 (/s)

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According to Prof. Gantar, the main difference between internet and theater humor is that in theater, the set-up is often not verbal but visual or even spatial. “For instance, a perpendicular wall on the stage that separates two sets of actors—but can be ignored by the audience—will act as a long-term set-up that doesn’t have to be re-established for every joke. Noises Off or The Play That Goes Wrong are two examples of plays that take advantage of the unique nature of theater as a multi-medium environment.”

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to eat with you again. Because a cheese is softly creeping, Left its Brie while I was sleeping.

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Discussing the link between theater and humor—comedy, to be exact—The New York Times comedy critic and theater expert, Jason Zinoman pointed out that comedy “might be eating theater’s lunch”, and that one thing theater can do to ‘fight back’ is to produce more work that makes the audience giggle in their seats.

In a speech given at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., he pointed out that comedy and theater share quite a lot, which is why many people opt for the latter instead of the former.

“It is a live art form, and the same romantic defenses you often hear of theater, you can also hear from comics—the beauty of its ephemerality, the present-tense nature of the form in a time when everyone is on screens. People who once went into the theater are now going into comedy,” the American Theatre magazine cited the expert saying.

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Zinoman suggested that some of comedy’s success is related to the ticket price (which is usually lower for comedy shows than it is for theater performances) and the size of the audience it can reach. “A comedy special on HBO reaches more people than any show at the Roundabout. But that’s no longer quite as true as it once was,” he pointed out in said speech.

“Taped theater is not the same as live theater, just as taped comedy is not the same as live comedy. In both cases something is lost, but that is different than saying everything is lost and nothing is gained. Theater, like comedy, can go digital without abandoning its soul.”

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Be it the internet, theater, or comedy shows that make people laugh out loud the most, nowadays they have the chance to choose the medium that they favor the most. So do people on the other side of the barricades, who are eager to produce giggle-inducing content. And while some choose to act it out on stage—be it in a theater or your local stand up comedy venue—others, such as the heroes of today’s list, opt for using X (Twitter) instead.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Wood, plastic, insulation, carbon monoxide, carpet... WAIT CARBON MONOXIDE-" - A dead person, probably

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's just bros giving each other some self confidence. With a song and dance routine. Ok... maybe a bit wierd.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because this kind of wine are the cheapest c**p where you most likely get a really BAD headache if you get drunk on it. However it is still valid to use for mixed drinks.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did that on accident over the weekend. Scrubbed a scorched pan with baking soda and then again with vinegar. Don't know what I was thinking...but it was fun!

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is the hose for exactly, to clean the bowl when a bomb goes off or to hose down your butt when the bomb goes off?

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well that pinky is freakishly long; it does like a fork more than normal hands.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You get what you give, unless someone wants different for you

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nah me and partner text eachother silly things all the time. No presentation needed.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm surprised anyone survives that job, seeing how all the docs say "stress is a kîller". I wouldn't take it, my health is bad enough!

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Chile is a beautiful country, I would love to go back and just stay- but please let's just leave it where it is, ok? You block the Gulf Stream and the Atlantic circulation and it's gonna really screw up all of mid and northern Europe just to start. Probably solve the warming part of climate change, tho'.😸

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This actually makes sense, because if your electricity is out and you need to cook (and you have a smoker) then that's a good solution. Half my neighbors were smoking a brisket on the 2nd/3rd days of us not having power, the other half were grilling their freezer meat and seafood items.

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"articulated cta bus" is the most fancy name for bendy buses I've ever seen

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why not? Waffle House being open or closed is used as a way of evaluating the severity of a hurricane.

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And suddenly you are 45, and amazed by your inability to remember anything

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My life does a lot of 360s and I end up in the same ol shît

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's why I rarely post my own face on my IG. It's mostly my two dogs and my two cats and occasionally something I drew XD

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