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EVANSTON, Ill., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- An Illinois researcher says his team's controversial government-funded "machine-generated humor" project is a serious attempt to model "human cognitive skills." Illinois - United States - United Press International - Recreation - HumorWhen stand-up comedienne Paula Poundstone hits the stage of Westport's Levitt Pavilion next week, she will offer a dose of dry wit, political observations, family-based humor and audience interaction.One night, a few years ago, three of my buddies and I went out for a burger. We had a great time and after the meal we decided that it was such a success that we should do it again. We called ourselves ?The Burger Boys.? Every week from that point forward, we?d assemble at a restaurant that served hamburgers, we?d all order one, we?d eat it, we?d converse, we?d pay, we?d agree on the time and ...It?s not as easy to find a child named after an Apostle as it used to be. Fewer Marks, Thomases, Peters and Pauls are around ? which is the polar opposite of when I was growing up. One of my peers has a father, brother and husband all named John. Yet, when she gave birth to a child, she named him Kenya. Kenya is Caucasian and Jewish, and I?m pretty sure no one in his immediate family has ever ...Humor, it is said, rarely crosses borders. Culture-specific references and ingrained social norms often mean jokes that leave audiences rolling in the aisles in the country of origin are greeted with puzzlement, incomprehension and even hostility when translated for foreign audiences. The challenge of presenting Japanese humor in English is compounded by not only linguistic and cultural ...NEW YORK - Margaret Cho is combining comedy with music on an album that tries to find humor in serious topics: rejection, interventions and even murder.By: Sarah O'Rourke An anonymous duo has started a humorous website called Mountaineer Irony, Morgantown's Satirical Holler. ...Cowboy Humor Baxter Black and Lee Pitts brighten your day. MarketWatchOnline Market insights emailed to you twice daily.'Packing for Mars' is her latest humor/science book. So just how does one go potty in zero gravity? 'Packing for Mars' is her latest humor/science book. So just how does one go potty in zero gravity?"His humor," Lexis Wallace, 12, said when asked what she misses about her father, slain Hoonah police officer Anthony Wallace, who died along with friend and fellow police officer Matthew Tokuoka from wounds suffered in a fatal ambush last weekend.Yahoo! News Search Results for Humor
