Humour

Call Me a Jeep!

The conversation explores the nature of humor, discussing its complexity and different theories like Incongruity Theory, Superiority Theory, Relief Theory, and Benign Violation Theory. Humor’s reliance on personal, cultural contexts and elements like timing and wordplay is emphasized. The dialogue showcases examples of humor, explained through theoretical lenses.

Flash Fiction Humour

Pete The Magnificent’s Diner

Pete’s Diner was busy today, it had been worth the risk he’d taken starting up it three years ago.  Business was good, but he did need to think of a way to make it more upmarket, to make it a bit more outstanding, so to speak.

Humour

Note for tourists and visitors to Scotland

If you are driving, there are four bridges across the river Forth, of which only three are actually signposted as “bridges”, and one of those you can’t use because the one that is falling down is not open to private vehicles…

Flash Fiction Humour

The Lost World

‘So, it’s about this latest report you’ve sent me,’ said the old man, waving the document in the air between their faces before placing it on the desk in front of him. ‘This world that we apparently forgot about.’

Flash Fiction Humour

Crystal Gazing

‘I’d like to return this crystal ball which I bought from this very shop only yesterday. It doesn’t work.’