I'm not sure how one justifies a given selection of categories for a types of humor, but Jason Bateman of OK Cupid has written a test.
My results? I'm apparently an intellectual prankster, diametrically opposed to shock jocks. There may be some truth to this.
| the Prankster |
| CLEAN | COMPLEX | LIGHT Your humor has an intellectual, even conceptual slant to it. You're not pretentious, but neither are you into what some would call 'low humor'. You'd laugh at a good dirty joke, but you definitely prefer something clever to something moist. You probably like well-thought-out pranks and/or spoofs and it's highly likely you've tried one of these things yourself. In a lot of ways, yours is the most entertaining type of humor. PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Conan O'Brian - Ashton Kutcher |
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My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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my test results
I am "the Wit"; my opposite is "the Idiot Savant" -- a description follows.
the Wit
(60% dark, 4% spontaneous, 16% vulgar)
your humor style:
CLEAN | COMPLEX | DARK
You like things edgy, subtle, and smart. I guess that means you're probably an intellectual, but don't take that to mean you're pretentious. You realize 'dumb' can be witty--after all isn't that the Simpsons' philosophy?--but rudeness for its own sake, 'gross-out' humor and most other things found in a fraternity leave you totally flat.
I guess you just have a more cerebral approach than most. You have the perfect mindset for a joke writer or staff writer. Your sense of humor takes the most effort to appreciate, but it's also the best, in my opinion.
Also, you probably loved the Office. If you don't know what I'm talking about, check it out here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/.
PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Jon Stewart - Woody Allen - Ricky Gervais
My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 61% on dark
You scored higher than 0% on spontaneous
You scored higher than 0% on vulgar