Context - What Makes Something Funny?

Question 1

MAP, THREES, STRUCTURE are not inherently funny. Among jokes that
I like, what contextual qualities make them funny? That funniness defines
my sense of humor. Knowing this
will enable me to create humor.

Answer 1

Select a group of jokes that I like and identify key contextual qualities that make them funny - ideally common qualities - select another group of jokes and repeat the process over and over again until common qualities within
all of the groups of jokes are identified

Question 2

Patterns and Games - Improv concepts - consider that context may in some way be associated with patterns and games (something below complete thought)

Question 3

Potential Ideas

Answer 3

Maybe attitude? Maybe what they are not? (not nasty, not mean, not angry, no vicious, not cynical) - maybe about experience - maybe about social activity - maybe intuition - maybe knowing without knowing - maybe like sports (just know) - maybe doing thing, not thinking thing

Question 4

Maybe illusive like happiness

Answer 4

You can’t seek happiness directly - has to be indirect consequence of activity

Question 5

Maybe opportunistic behavior - looking for way to make someone laugh - more improvisational than we imagine