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Successful jokes, especially when new to the listener, can increase the social status of the teller in the hierarchy of a group, allowing them control over the social interaction. If you're a good comedian, people are going to give you more opportunities to tell jokes. The performance of joke telling actually usurps the normal turn-taking customs of conversation by reserving the right to speak and forcing listeners to play along with the format of the joke (for example in a knock-knock joke or riddle). For the time of the joke, it's an exercise in defining a reality that is “fiercely conservative,“ according to some researchers, maintaining our conventional views of the world by laughing at what's different. laughter you laugh you lose --------👔 Connect with Coach Lisle online ———————— To check out my book Dear Coach on Amazon: =cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_L9M1Eb7G072SC To learn more about me visit: To
