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Originally Posted by Witch  theres a theory that people make jokes about things ie the mccans, colin mccrae, diana etc to be able to deal with them  |
Its pretty widely accepted that people use humour to deflect from the seriousness of certain events. "If we didn't laugh we'd cry" etc etc. It's found quite often in constructionist health research when Men, discussing relatively serious health issues, will use humour in their narrative to 'lighten the mood'.
