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South Park has long been one of the most controversial shows on television, known for its irreverent approach to hot button topics and for mercilessly attacking those that its creators saw as hypocrites, and the upcoming game based on the franchise will use the same controversial approach.Speaking to Game Informer Fe... |
8 December 2011
06:55 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), in Australia, argue that humor is an excellent form of therapy for dementia patients showing chronic agitation. The team reveals that their latest study suggests this approach to be more effective even than antipsychotic drugs.
The most significant advantage... |
22 September 2011
09:55 GMT |
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Over the weekend, Conan O’Brien, Coco, brought on the laughs in a very odd yet still extremely funny and inspirational commencement speech address to the graduating class of 2011 of Dartmouth College. You can see the entire address below, embedded at the end of the article. Coco started off by pointing that he ... |
14 June 2011
08:41 GMT |
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Disgusting, crude joke are funny only when people hearing them know that their laughter does not harm others. Even when discussing taboos, beliefs, bestiality or death, those making s joke have a good chance of eliciting laughter if their humor is harmless to others. For many years, researchers have been trying to ma... |
11 August 2010
02:25 GMT |
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Sony and Titan Studios announced their upcoming project, called Fat Princess, last year and some people quickly complained about the title of the game and about the center piece of the gameplay, which revolves around players trying to steal a princess that can be harder to carry depending on what she has eaten.But th... |
15 April 2009
15:01 GMT |
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If a good sense of humor was ever a quality that we rated as low in terms of importance, we might as well reconsider that. A new study has revealed that women are more attracted to men who can make them laugh, since they are perceived as more intelligent, therefore, more suitable for a stable relationship, as the Dai... |
2 April 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Clarke's pattern-recognition theory of humor has drawn numerous critics and commendations since its publishing, as well as misinterpretations and unfounded assumptions, the author tells. That's why evolutionary theorist Alastair Clarke has recently stepped out on the scene again, and has brought forth a few... |
27 March 2009
11:53 GMT |
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In a new scientific study, researchers from the Washington State University have used a really bad joke – "What did the big chimney say to the little chimney? (Nothing. Chimneys can’t talk.)" – to assess how people in social networks respond to bad humor, even if the individuals telling the gags wa... |
27 January 2009
12:10 GMT |
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The PlayStation 2 was, until now, the exclusive virtual home of the video game featuring actor Rowan Atkinson, well known for the role of Mr. Bean. Things are going to change pretty soon, since Blast Entertainment, the developer of the PS2 version, has announced the release of Mr. Bean for Nintendo DS handheld, basic... |
28 July 2008
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Ascaron's classic point and click adventure title, A Vampyre Story was going to represent the revival of the genre and everybody was excited about it. However, the game was first announced three ears ago and, since then, quite a few other titles managed to revive the genre (games like Jack Keane or Sinking Islan... |
20 June 2008
15:06 GMT |
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One of the must-have accessories for all the Xbox 360 fanboys in the world has finally arrived and it is available for only 18 bucks. We're talking, of course, about the Xbox lounge pants, the only pants that will probably only be appreciated by yourself. Plus, it would be totally unsafe to wear them in the dang... |
20 May 2008
13:06 GMT |
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A healthy nation laughs. This benefits psychological health and decreases pain. For example, for a Brit, there's nothing more funny than a gross insult or what many in other parts of the world consider wholly inappropriate: war, sex, race, death. On the other hand, for others, watching "Friends" requires a deep ... |
13 March 2008
06:46 GMT |
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Once in a while it's good to just relax and let the financial talk behind, forget about the CEOs and COOs and features, gadgets and codes. Some relax with a beer, watching the game that's on, regardless of the sport, just for the feeling of old time's sake, others go out with their childhood friends, w... |
20 February 2008
15:06 GMT |
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Women like men that make them laugh, men like women that laugh at their jokes. Now an expert has found an explanation for this: male hormone testosterone. "Men make more gags than women and their jokes tend to be more aggressive," said Professor Sam Shuster, of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. He tested pers... |
21 December 2007
09:29 GMT |
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Geeks can be now proud of their robotic jokes: they won't laugh alone now! An American team has created a computer that can 'become aware' of a joke and laugh at it. The software could be useful for offering the robot companions or helpers of the future an artificial sense of humor.The human sense of h... |
4 August 2007
05:06 GMT |
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