The cause of laughter is a difficult subject, humor having much the sam unpredictable reaction as alcohol.
For Lewis, laughter is what being might look like from the point of view of non-being; and antagonism, which puts being at risk, is the primary cause of laughter.
While the Superiority Theory says that the cause of laughter is feelings of superiority, and the Relief Theory says that it is the release of nervous energy, the Incongruity Theory says that it is the perception of something incongruous something that violates our mental patterns and expectations.
At the Strand".The Broken Wing," adapted from the play by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard, is the film feature this week at the Rialto, where it is causing plenty of laughter.
His friend and colleague, Lt. Raymond O'Hanlon, caused ripples of laughter by describing what he called Firefighter Beddia's sixth sense: the ability to "spot a beautiful woman 1,000 yards out in a fog at night".
I sat on a leather sofa, gently sweating away in the fairylit Ribarhús (the Faroese certainly know a thing or two about central heating) picking up knitting tips and causing shrieks of laughter for asking if one woman's sweater – about the size of a hot water bottle – was for her husband.
The warm breeze on his face, the ring of a bell, and especially the sounds of his brother playing with other children would cause fits of laughter; it was one of the best sounds we had ever heard".
In his quest to make the lessons of the Ramayana relevant and modern, he will at times use a humorous analogy or anecdote, causing ripples of laughter in the sea of people sitting at his feet.
