What does your sense of humour say about you?

You prefer:

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'Dark' humour/black comedy
Puns
'Blonde' jokes

Which of the following quotes appeals to you most?

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'We should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh’ (Friedrich Nietzche)
‘Humour is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots’ (Steve Allen)
‘Humour is also a way of saying something serious’ (T.S. Eliot)

You often use humour when:

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you are in a difficult situation
you have to integrate into a group
you want to be noticed

You are out for a meal and one of your friends seems depressed. You:

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tell them to cheer up
say, ‘you seem really pleased to see us!’
tell them a joke

Who makes you laugh most?

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Jack Dee
Meera Syal
Lee Evans

Which of the following situations would make you laugh the most?

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Someone laughing at a joke they didn’t really get
Someone tripping up right in front of you
If someone was being rude about the boss while she was standing just behind them

When you got told off at primary school you would wait until the teacher had finished and then you would:

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Smile sweetly but insolently
Imitate her as soon as her back was turned
Stick your tongue out to make the other children laugh

Your dad lets slip in front of other people the fact that you can’t swim. You say:

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‘I’d rather drown than swim like you’
‘…now where’s that lifejacket?’
‘The seas are all polluted anyway’

A joke you have told falls really flat. You think:

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You are still really funny
It will go better next time….
That your audience didn’t get it

Which of the following films do you like best?

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Secrets and Lies by Mike Leigh
Shaun of the Dead
American Pie

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Personality Test

You prefer:

Which of the following quotes appeals to you most?

You often use humour when:

You are out for a meal and one of your friends seems depressed. You:

Who makes you laugh most?

Which of the following situations would make you laugh the most?

When you got told off at primary school you would wait until the teacher had finished and then you would:

Your dad lets slip in front of other people the fact that you can’t swim. You say:

A joke you have told falls really flat. You think:

Which of the following films do you like best?