Humor to me is something that makes me laugh outloud or just put a smile on my face. Sometimes, when I am writing, I try to discreetly put in something humorous. It makes me laugh and hopefully makes the reader laugh also. Not everything that is funny to other people is funny to me. The article from The Onion was kind of humorous. It didn't make me laugh outloud but definitely got the point across and kept my attention while reading.
I tend to enjoy really immature comedies, like the new movie Knocked Up. I know it is stupid, but it made me laugh so hard that I cried. I think you also have to be in the mood to enjoy comedy, because after seeing it again, I thought "Why did I think this was so funny?" This is embarassing after telling everyone how funny the movie was.
While writing, I don't think you have to put in jokes or make it too obvious that you as the writer are trying to be funny. Little comments here and there that put a smile on the reader's face are enough. I don't really know how to define style. I would assume that it is the way in which you write your paper. There was a serious point behind the humorous writing from the article from The Onion which I liked. I think you need to decide before writing what you want the reader to walk away with and add in some humor to put a smile on the reader's face and keep the reader's attention.
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Excellent thoughts on humor, Kendra. I, too, thought Knocked Up was funny, though probably not as much as you did :).
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