: Re: How to make innocent jokes Morbid and 9/11 jokes can easily get tiring, especially if you use them too much. So, you will need a light-hearted filler humor, something that relaxes. The goals:

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The Incogruous Theory of humor is that humor is precieved in the realization that the expected nature of a situation and the actual nature of a situation are not the same. Consider the brilliant marking of Thor: Ragnorock. When the Audience see's Thor's gladiatorial opponent as the Hulk in armor and carrying a weapon, the expected reaction would be either bravery or terror (the latter being an expected humor play). The actual reaction, one of absolute joy is much more humorous because the audience would not typically think of that reaction (and it perfectly mimics the fan response that they themselves were going through). Thor's reaction is totally inappropriate for the sitution. Similarly, his simple explination of his relationship to the Hulk would be expected. They've been in several movies at this point, Thor needs to quickly explained to the stunned audiece. The audience expets him to refer to Hulk as an ally who he fought with to save the world on numerous occasions. The fact that Thor sums it up as "He's a friend from work" creates the unexpected image of Thor, walking into a cube farm, and seeing the Hulk in a suit and tie, using the copy machine, and striking up a conversation about the football game from last night, a stark contrast to beating up aliens and robots.

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