mwalimu Registered User
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:53 am Post subject: 2-of-6 rule |
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Cartoonist Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) writes a blog entry nearly every day. In this recent entry, he discusses the "2-of-6" rule that he follows for including humor in his comics, and shows how it applies it to a couple of examples of others' comics.
Quote: | The core of humor is what I call the 2-of-6 rule. In order for something to be funny, you need at least two of the following elements:
Cute (as in kids and animals)
Naughty
Bizarre
Clever
Recognizable (You’ve been there)
Cruel I invented this rule, but you can check for yourself that whenever something is funny it follows the rule. And when something isn’t, it doesn’t. |
After reading this, I began thinking about how it would apply to some of the furry comics I read. Taking Ozy and Millie as an example:
Cute - always
Naughty - not very often
Bizarre - often, especially if it includes Lewellyn (Ozy's father)
Clever - often
Recognizable - sometimes
Cruel - occasionally Anyone want to pick apart some others? _________________ mwalimu
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