Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces called LAUGHTER; and is caused either by some sudden act of their own that pleaseth them; or by the apprehension of some deformed thing in another, by comparison whereof they suddenly applaud themselves.
(Leviathan, chap. vi)
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This is a very clear statement. And true. We either laugh at ourselves, or at something other than us. Quite often however, we may laugh at something that is supposed to be funny, but we laugh just to fit in.
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