The Phenomenon of Humor By: Amanda There is a popular saying, “anyone can laugh at a good joke.” If one was to actually ask around, he’/she would find that this is quite true. This is part of the magic of humor. Humor, as defined by The American Heritage Dictionary, is “the quality that makes something laughable.” Laughter can be defined as “the co-ordinated contraction of fifteen facial muscles (Koestler 29). However that definition tells how …showed first 75 words of 1710 total…

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