[ExI] Feuds and Humour (was Re: extropy-chat Digest, Vol 204, Issue 66)

[William Flynn Wallace]

Interesting idea, though, that you weren't suggesting. Is there any
evidence that feuds etc. *are* more common between (or within) certain
groups? I suspect that there will be, even just for cultural reasons. I'd
expect that the apparently universal conservative/liberal split would show
a difference here, with the more conservative people being more likely to
hold a grudge, and the more liberal folks more likely to forgive?  Ben

Not the least bit angry.  About feuds:  that is a question for an
anthropologist - I have no idea.  As for conservatives/liberals, I tend to
agree with you but have no data. One datum:  me.  I have held grudges for
decades and still call myself a liberal.  So maybe no difference?

Monty Python often satirized religion and that would put many people off.
Then there are those people. often below average, who don't understand
satire - take things literally.

I vacillate between frustration and humor when I make silly mistakes.  I
tend to laugh if I am repeating myself, like getting up, going into the
kitchen for something, doing several things, going back to my chair and
realizing that I did not accomplish my original purpose.  Then doing that
again!!  Or even a third time.  Now it's humorous.  I can at least blame my
age for my poor short term memory.

bill w

On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 2:38 AM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On 25/09/2020 02:03, Bill W wrote:
>
> So I get this message because of omitting the word 'and'?  Anyway, I was
> not suggesting that feuds and such were more common between certain groups,
> but this is just a common, human behavior fueled by anger.   bill w
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 2:55 PM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> On 23/09/2020 20:28, William Flynn Wallace wrote:
>> > Act out your anger and what does it get you?  For some it has produced
>> > feuds lasting hundreds of years between Scottish clans.  Look at the
>> > Arabs and Jews.
>>
>> Well, bill w. You learn something new every day. I never realised that
>> the Arabs and Jews were Scottish clans. Thanks for this enlightening
>> tidbit :-D :-D.
>>
>> --
>> Ben Zaiboc
>>
>
>
> Sorry, just my sense of humour. Don't get angry at me! :-)
>
> Also sorry (to everyone) for forgetting to use the proper subject line
> (now changed, because I'm not talking about anger here).
>
> Interesting idea, though, that you weren't suggesting. Is there any
> evidence that feuds etc. *are* more common between (or within) certain
> groups? I suspect that there will be, even just for cultural reasons. I'd
> expect that the apparently universal conservative/liberal split would show
> a difference here, with the more conservative people being more likely to
> hold a grudge, and the more liberal folks more likely to forgive?
>
>
> Actually, another interesting thing is the differences in people's sense
> of humour. Some people laugh at themselves when they accidentally walk into
> a lamppost, some get annoyed instead. I'm one of the former. In fact, I'd
> say I'm someone who seeks out opportunities to see the funny side of things
> (hence the original comment about Arabs & Jews being scottish). No malice
> or criticism involved, just humour. It can cause misunderstandings, though.
> Which can themselves be funny. To some.
>
> But I know people who think that Monty Python isn't the least bit funny.
> To me, that's incomprehensible. So I wonder if humour is also correlated
> with particular groups of people, or perhaps genetic factors? (Don't
> believe the myth about Germans having no sense of humour, though. The joke
> "According to Freud, what comes between fear and sex? ... funf!" cracks
> them up (fier, funf, sechs is German for four, five six, for those ignorant
> of any German (no, I don't subscribe to the idea that explaining any joke
> always ruins it))).
>
> --
> Ben Zaiboc
>
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