Internet humor 15127 224187056 2008-07-07T18:44:37Z SarekOfVulcan 55983 Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/71.60.194.192|71.60.194.192]] identified as [[WP:VAND|vandalism]] to last revision by [[User:Lightbot|Lightbot]]. using [[WP:TWINKLE|TW]] {{Cleanup|date=January 2007}} {{Citations missing|date=December 2007}} <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Youtube Error 500.PNG|right|thumb|The error 500 page for [[Youtube]] contains an example of internet humour]] --> The [[Internet]] has long been a resource for the circulation of [[humor]]ous ideas and [[joke]]s. Countless web-sites are devoted to the collection of Internet humor, and every day [[e-mail]] crosses the world, containing the text of humorous articles, or jokes about current events. "Internet [[humor]]" is distinguishable from "Humor on the Internet" through the concept of ownership. There are definite examples of humor restricted by copyright law on the internet; examples include the cartoons of [[Dilbert]] or the [[newspaper]] columns of [[Dave Barry]]. "Internet humor" is regarded as that which belongs to the [[public domain]]. Internet humor may also be regarded as humor that specifically relies on characteristics belonging to the Internet, such as "[[geek]]" or "[[hacker culture|hacker]]" humor (i.e, humor that would not exist if not for the Internet). Generally, this type of semi-institutionalized humor starts as a specific group's [[in-joke]], and grows until it reaches a significant portion of Internet users, gaining popularity, "rules" and [[mythos]]. Longstanding and widely recognized examples of such humor are: *The [[Computer Glossary]] terms at [http://funnyemails.uni.cc/contents/funny-emails/computer_terms_glossary-20070707174/ funnyemails.uni.cc Internet Humor] *The [[Internet Oracle]] (formerly The Usenet Oracle) at [http://cgi.cs.indiana.edu/~oracle/index.cgi cgi.cs.indiana.edu/~oracle/index.cgi] *The [[Jargon file]] (also known as [http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/index.html The (New) Hacker's Dictionary]) *The cult of [[Kibology]] *The [[Darwin Awards]] at [http://www.DarwinAwards.com/ www.DarwinAwards.com] *The Bonehead Of The Day awards at [http://www.BoneheadOfTheDayAward.com/ www.BoneheadOfTheDayAward.com] *The [[Something Awful]] Forums at [http://forums.somethingawful.com/ forums.somethingawful.com] *The JoJoJokes community at [http://www.jojojokes.com/ www.jojojokes.com] The concept of authorship with regard to Internet humor is very difficult to define. Frequently a "list" type joke may get started but within a few generations of distribution it evolves beyond recognition. A classic example is the well-known "[[you have two cows]]" joke &mdash; after circulating in more primitive media throughout the 1980s, it seems to have first appeared on the Internet in 1993 with simple descriptions of [[communism]], [[capitalism]], and [[socialism]]. However, it was later expanded to include all forms of government, regional variations, philosophical systems, and even art movements. Attempting to define an "author" of the joke hence becomes impossible, and it becomes a publicly owned resource, simply because no one could validly claim legitimate ownership. Though the Internet has allowed the global explosion of collectively-authored comedy, its precursors existed on [[bulletin board]]s, corporate messaging systems, and even through such low-tech mechanisms as the [[Fax|facsimile]] since at least the 1970s. ==Daily jokes== The internet now has many resources where new jokes are available each day. There are literally hundreds of web pages whose authors will post a new joke or perhaps many jokes on a daily basis. Many internet users will visit the same site for their daily dose of humor, such as [http://www.doseofchuckle.com Daily Dose of Chuckle]. Emails containing a new joke can be subscribed to in many cases. The growing popularity of [[weblogs]] (weblog also called blog) has contributed to this. There are now many weblogs which have the sole purpose of posting new jokes regularly. Weblog readers often comment on jokes they find particularly original and amusing. ==Internet forum humor== [[Internet forum]] humor somewhat differs from general Internet humor. Varying from different communities, Internet forum humor often involves [[image macro]]s, [[Internet meme]]s, [[random]] objects and people, and [[sarcasm]]. ==Examples== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *[[All your base are belong to us]] *[[Bert is Evil]] *[[Dancing Banana]] *[[eBaumsWorld]] *[[Evil Overlord List]] *[[Happening Happy Hippy Party]] *[[Honor system virus]] *[[Internets (colloquialism)|Internets]] *[[JibJab]] *[[Leeroy Jenkins]] *[[Lightbulb joke]]s {{col-2}} *[[My Bad Day]] *[[Series of tubes]] *[[Shit happens]] *[[Something Awful]] *[[Tourist guy]] *[[Uncyclopedia]] *[[You forgot Poland]] *[[You have two cows]] *[[YTMND]] *[http://pw0nd.com pw0nd.com] {{col-end}} ==See also== *[[Faxlore]] *[[Flash animation]] *[[List of Internet phenomena]] *[[Urban legend]] [[Category:Web humor]] [[sv:Internethumor]]