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PostPosted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:53 am    Post subject: 2-of-6 rule Reply with quote

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.

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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?

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