Humour

Call Me a Jeep!
- By Steve Catto
- . August 19, 2024
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.

Pete The Magnificent’s Diner
- By Steve Catto
- . December 2, 2021
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.

Note for tourists and visitors to Scotland
- By Steve Catto
- . August 20, 2019
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…

The Lost World
- By Steve Catto
- . April 4, 2019
‘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.’

Crystal Gazing
- By Steve Catto
- . March 21, 2017
‘I’d like to return this crystal ball which I bought from this very shop only yesterday. It doesn’t work.’