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Matthew Hutson is the News Editor at Psychology Today. See full bio

February 20, 2008, Personality

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Joking by Numbers

By Matthew Hutson on February 20, 2008 in Brainstorm

On Monday I mentioned my habit of deconstructing humor. In the current issue of Psychology Today there's an interview with Bob Mankoff, The New Yorker's cartoon editor, where I ask him "Are there formulas for funny?" Read More

They both move a lot of

Submitted by Aaron Landry on February 21, 2008 - 8:12pm.

They both move a lot of couches too.

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