Form-versus-content humour

Form-versus-content humour is a type of humour in an incongruity between a statement's content and the way it is communicated makes it humorous. It is one of the basic techniques of tragicomic humour.[1] Form-versus-content humour can be delivered, for example, by presenting a message in a form that inherently defeats the ostensible purpose of the message, or in a form that is fundamentally incapable of carrying the important part of the message. The Jargon File gives an example of this type of humor: a red index card with GREEN written on it.[2]

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References
  1. Marcus, Paul (2013). How to Laugh Your Way Through Life: A Psychoanalyst's Advice. Karnac Books.
  2. Eric S. Raymond, ed. (1 October 2004). "hacker humor". The Jargon File, version 4.4.8. Retrieved 16 July 2015.


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