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10 Nov 2005, 1:36 am

Women Enjoy Humor More, Study Suggests
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology ... humor.html
By Randolph E. Schmid
Associated Press
posted: 07 November 2005
09:19 pm ET



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10 Nov 2005, 12:43 pm

Yeah. That's because we need more vacations! Heheheh....



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10 Nov 2005, 3:57 pm

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Arnie Cann, a psychology professor at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, commented: "Given the findings in the current study, that women appear to use more executive functions, it could be that they are more engaged in scrutinizing the humor to decide if it fits their views on what is acceptable humor. Once they decide the humor is OK, they could be experiencing a relief-like response.''


so in other words... women are such tight asses they are pleased not because something is funny but because it isn't inappropriate... :roll:


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10 Nov 2005, 4:17 pm

But I really like The Three Stooges... :(


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