Why do cold jokes make people laugh?

Definition: 1: It means that this person is quite calm and basically expressionless. After listening to it, the listener should be stunned and think about it before he feels funny.

Definition 2: Cold jokes generally go beyond conventional thinking, do not conform to logic and real life, and make people feel dumbfounded; Although some cold jokes are quite funny, they will not laugh like those who listen to "normal" jokes anyway; A joke that is not funny at all, a boring joke, can achieve the purpose of mental relaxation, because such jokes are not easy to understand; Brainstorming is a cold joke. Especially idioms borrowed from homophones and English, as well as puzzles such as peanuts and recent flowers.

Speculative principle

An important sign of a cold joke is that after it is told, the listener will not laugh immediately, but later. At the same time, this kind of smile is not strong and lasting. It expresses complex or simple reasons or results. Generally, cold jokes have two parts in structure: cause and effect. Therefore, when people hear a cold joke, they will think regularly, and generally do not expect the cause or result of the cold joke.

Example 1: A polar bear stayed alone on the ice in a daze. When he was really bored, he began to pluck his own hair. One ... two ... three ... finally, there is none left. Suddenly, he shouted, "It's so cold! ! "

In the case 1, "A polar bear stays in a daze on the ice, and when he is really bored, he begins to pluck his own hair. One ... three ... On the listener's side, it will be a puzzling situation psychologically. At the same time, I will guess in my mind how this happened. Why is this polar bear so stupid? Why does it pluck its hair? At this time, there will be a long time for thinking to concentrate, and at the same time thinking will begin to invest in the topic, but this kind of concentration and thinking investment is a short time (and the longer this time, the colder the joke). At this time, a sentence suddenly appeared (it suddenly shouted: "It's so cold! ! " )。 Listeners will have all kinds of superimposed complex psychology. Feel suddenly enlightened (so that's it? ), feel very boring (why do you pay attention to this boring topic? ), there are many strange feelings. These feelings appear at the same time, forming a comprehensive feeling, which is "so cold ..." (what is the psychological name of this feeling)

Because the second half of a cold joke always surprises Shanghainese, the more people who have a positive view of it listen to it, the colder it becomes. The reason is that the second half of a cold joke is always unexpected to the listener. The listener always implies that "the second half of a cold joke can't be guessed", but people's curiosity keeps the listener guessing. The final result is the lengthening or deepening of the thinking process of "concentration and deliberation". (Note: This situation is based on the listener's positive attitude towards cold jokes. )

Because most of the cold jokes are boring, with various contents and little practical significance, the more people listen to them, the less they catch a cold. The reason is contrary to the above situation, which is unexpected by the listener. When the listener holds a negative attitude towards the cold joke, after listening to the first half, the listener will psychologically suggest that the joke will have an extremely boring and not funny "second half". At this time, the listener will not be curious about this topic, and at the same time will not pay attention to this joke. The result is that the thinking process of "concentration and thinking input" is shortened or not. At this time, the listener will not feel cold, but will find the person who tells cold jokes bored and idle. (Note: This situation is based on the listener's negative attitude towards cold jokes. )

At present, this is just a personal guess about the principle of cold jokes.