Sunday 19 April 2015

GSOH


They say it's possible for a man to 'laugh' a woman into bed. So, to test that theory out, I met up with three different men and set them the challenge, without their knowing. Looks didn't come into it, for these three men happened to be identical triplets.

Ok, so it's far-fetched, but please feel free to imagine.  These three identical triplets each had one special thing about them. The first had a truly amazing car. The second one had an incredibly massive... oh, I don't know... shall we say, for the sake of argument, stamp collection? (But I know what you were thinking.) And the third had a really great sense of humour. Their dad, a funny philatelist who drove an E-type Jag, was unfortunately out of the picture.

Triplet Number One smelled too much of Autoglym and the way that Triplet Number Two kept licking his lips was really off-putting. However, Triplet Number Three had me chuckling with his naughty innuendo, his inventively twisted perspective on the world, his linguistic prowess and his imaginative flights of fancy and I realised that, in loving his sense of humour I was also loving the way his mind worked and it felt good. You may wish to return to reality here rather than imagine the outcome, but I bet you still know what it would be: out of the three of them it'd be Triplet Number Three who'd most likely eventually have me, ahem, rolling on the floor.

Why should a sense of humour be so potent? By humour I don't just mean the memorising and re-telling of jokes, which can, on the contrary, be a huge turn-off in the wrong hands – it's a dry wit, wordplay and the abstract which works its magic on me. Apart from getting off on laughter-induced endorphins, I find myself feeling a huge sense of affection for someone who can make me giggle. I adore the fact that it displays a creative mind and, if the humour is a little edgy, there's something thrilling, maybe even a tad dangerous, about it too.  With those feel-good chemicals already producing a legal high, it's not hard to see why it's so attractive. That's whether you're male or female... whoever you are, if I admire your wit, then I'm more than likely going to admire you too.

Anyway, I was reading about the 'laughing into bed' thing, and the scientific theories behind it. Well, if it's true, it's due to all that evolutionary stuff about women being choosier than men in finding a mate (mainly because women undertake the risky bits in procreation, have a limited reproduction span and need someone who'll stick around and support them in bringing up the sprogs - you know the sort of thing.). In spite of what it looks like on Jeremy Kyle, us women are subconsciously seeking out successful and intelligent men to father our little brats and ensure their well-being.. A good sense of humour is an indicator of intelligence... one that's hard to fake... and because it's an interactive quality, it requires emotional and social intelligence too. If he's got those attributes, then, theoretically, he's more likely to succeed in life generally... and we're more likely to want to have his babies. There's more to it too, apparently - that men tend to instinctively develop their sense of humour to a greater degree than women do and use it competitively to make an impression (even if not consciously...)

So, could Triplet Number Three really have his wickedly witty way on the strength of his humour?  Or... hmm... would it just be down to his tickling stick?

12 comments:

  1. "A white horse walks into a pub..." Oh dear, it's the way I tell 'em, I'm afraid. Fascinating post, C.

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    1. Ah, but you're teasing now, I want to know the punchline!
      I've been fretting since posting this that someone will think I was the type who could be 'bought' for a couple of knock knock jokes...aarghh...! Then saw a character on TV whose constant silliness in the name of humour was incredibly and horribly annoying. Oh and god, what about David Brent?! So it's quite a fine line, really... But I'm quite fascinated by the evolutionary explanations.

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    2. Well, I suppose, evolution-wise, muscle and brawn and a flash car are all well and good but the nuances of humour must tell us more about a person than almost anything else. The punch line? I'll to remember.

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    3. Ah, the forgotten punchline, I know the feeling well!

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  2. An owl told his mate he was getting married, his friend said 'you twit to whoo'
    To me sense of humour is everything....no wonder i don't have any friends!!

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    1. I had to think about that one.... it's probably better spoken than typed! :-)

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  3. I played the triangle in a reggae band. I just used to stand at the back and ting.

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  4. Intriguing. I may have a jaded view - that is getting more jaded the older I get but frankly I think women want an intelligent guy to look after them - provide for them in both that being bright he'll be able to dodge and swerve the economic downturns more easily than those less mentally gifted and also will not be dumb in how he runs his household so it provides for the woman and kids well.
    But... I still think women actually don't desire them as the actual creators of their offspring. There is a body of evidence suggesting anywhere from 5 to 30 % of children are being "fathered" by a non-biological father without either side knowing. The figure most reliably considered seems to be about 15% - but some studies suggest it would be much much higher if we had a society that didn't consider infidelity so badly. She then the woman looks for strength, her inherent nature to be to still create kids that are strong will fight off disease etc.

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    1. I think that's a really interesting angle, Graham, which I hadn't considered before. It supports the idea that a woman may not necessarily seek the same qualities in a husband as in a lover (and vice versa)... which seems perfectly plausible! No doubt the same could apply to men too?

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  5. That's quite interesting, actually, cos I told a couple of jokes the other week at work and whilst the men just groaned the women couldn't stop chuckling. I was quite bemused. First was one about me turning down an offer of a job at the new bowling alley in Exmouth as it was only ten pin. Temping? The other, which got the best reaction was: How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh? Tentacles.
    Try the octopus one out on someone and just watch the reaction.

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    1. I'm chuckling too... they're nicely daft! Best imagined too spoken in a broad Devon accent!

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