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Posted Sun Dec 23 2007: from British Medical Journal: Humor Develops From Aggression Caused By Male Hormones, Professor Says http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1198424341 "Humour appears to develop from aggression caused by male hormones, according to a study published in the Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal....Particularly interesting for the evolution of humour is, [Professor Shuster] says, the observations that initial aggressive intent seems to become channeled into a verbal response which pushes it into a contrived, but more subtle and sophisticated joke, so the aggression is hidden by wit. The two then eventually split as the wit takes on an independent life of its own." [Read more stories about: ] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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