Diagram of forms of comedy

I learned this stuff in college. I have a degree.

From:         kibo@world.std.com (James "Kibo" Parry)
Subject:      Re: PSA: Danger in your Pocket!
Newsgroups:   alt.religion.kibology,sci.physics,alt.comedy.standup
Followup-To:  alt.religion.kibology
Organization: welcome datacomp
Date:         Tue, 6 May 1997 09:49:01 GMT
X-Battlestar-Galactica-Date: 9581 centons, 71 microns, .04 mugars
X-Kibo-Equipment: a distributed Lego robot (distributed by accident)

In [sci.physics/alt.religion.kibology] bweiner@muon.rutgers.edu (Ben
Weiner) wrote:
>
> Michael Straight (straight@email.unc.edu) writes:
> >
> > Last night at the Laundr-o-Mat I put my hand in my pocket for some change
> > and found a nickel that was very hot ...
>
> However, we have a simpler, more empirically motivated 
> explanation for the phenomenon you observed (now colloquially
> known as the Straight Hot Pants Effect).  Consider
> the following hypothetical mechanism:
> 
>    1.  Kibologist enters laundromat.  Not wearing pants
>        (cf T. J. Madison et al, "Absence of Trousers in
>        10-Dimensional Orthodox-Kibological String Theories,"
>        Philosophical Magazine [1] 74, 185).

1.

A Kibologist walks into a laundromat.

Kibologist: "Hello, I would like to wash my clothes."

Man: (looks puzzled)

Superimposed caption: "COMEDY"


2.

Batman walks into a laundromat.

Batman: "Hello, I would like to wash my clothes."

Man: (looks puzzled)

Superimposed caption: "PARODY"


3.

Batman walks into a library.

Batman: "Hello, I would like to wash my clothes."

Librarian: (looks puzzled)

Superimposed caption: "PASTICHE"


4.

Batman walks into a library.

Batman: "Hello, I would like to wash my clothes."

Librarian: (shouting) "QUIET!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Superimposed caption: "SATIRE"


5.

Batman walks into a library.

Batman: "Hello, I would like to wash my clothes."

Their pants fall off.

Librarian: (looks puzzled)

Superimposed caption: "FARCE"


6.

A Kibologist walks into a laundromat.

Kibologist: "Ow! My nose!"

Superimposed caption: "WOMP WOMP"


THIS HAS BEEN AN ACTUAL LESSON IN THE SCIENCE OF WACKY WACKY JOKE FUN STUFF.
DO NOT APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED TO BUILDING BOMBS TO KILL BABIES BECAUSE
ALL YOU SCIENTISTS ARE EVIL EXCEPT THE ONES WHO ARE BATMAN.

                                        -- K.
                                        Quick, Robin, to the laundromat!
                                        na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-KI-BO!!!