Oring, Elliott, authorUtah State University Press, publisher2023-09-272023-09-272023https://hdl.handle.net/10217/237141Includes bibliographical references and index.An extensive examination of the role that jokes and humor have played in folklore tradition, these essays address many questions concerning humor using a theoretical framework.--Provided by publisher.The consolations of humor -- Three Jewish jokes -- Whatever became of the dirty joke? -- Incongruous, appropriate, spurious -- Overlaps, oppositions, and ontologies -- Memetics and folkloristics: the theory -- Memetics and folkloristics: the applications -- Four laws of folklore -- To explain tradition.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Wit and humorFolkloreTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.