新奇事件簿 男性比女性更逗趣

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Men are naturally funnier than women. This is the claim of a UK male professor, Sam Shuster. He conducted research on 400 different people as he unicycled around his town. He observed the reaction of onlookers¹ and discovered that men made more jokes about him than women, and that men’s jokes were more aggressive. He said three-quarters of male “jokers” mocked him and made nasty comments, while most women tended to tease him with a smile. He said: "The difference between the men and women was absolutely remarkable² and consistent." Professor Shuster believes the male hormone³ testosterone is the cause of men being funnier. He found that teenage boys were aggressive in their humor and this aggression⁴ changed with older men into a funnier form of joking.

男性比女性逗趣。这是英国男教授山姆·舒斯特得出的研究结论。通过在家乡骑独轮车，他对400名不同背景人群进行调查。观察旁观者反应，发现男性取笑多于女性，且男性玩笑更伤人。据山姆表示，三分之一男性嘲笑他，并恶语相加，而多数女性只莞尔一笑。他认为：“男女区别显著，且始终如一。”舒斯特教授认为，男性睾丸素是男性逗趣的原因。他发现，青少年时期言语更具杀伤力，随着年龄增大，玩笑更加逗趣。

Earlier research suggests women and men use humour differently. One study said women tend to tell fewer jokes than men and male comedians⁶ outnumber female ones. Another showed men look more for a punchline⁷. Men also use people they know as the subject of their jokes, often in a negative way. Married men seem to like hearing and making jokes about mothers-in-law. British comedian⁵ John Moloney disagreed with Professor Shuster’s findings. He said that in his 21-year career in comedy, he had never noticed that men were funnier than women. He stated: "The difference is that if a group of women were together and the conversation lulls⁸, they don't automatically start telling jokes, which men do. It then becomes a bit of a competition, but that doesn't mean to say men are funnier."

早期研究表明男女幽默感不同。某研究证明，男性比女性更爱开玩笑，男性喜剧演员多于女性。还有研究表明，男性的“包袱”更多。男性还以熟知人物作为笑点，通常都是负面“新闻”。已婚男性喜欢道听，或开岳母玩笑。英国喜剧演员约翰·莫洛尼对该研持不同意见。他认为在他21年的喜剧事业中，从未发现男性比女性风趣。他认为：“如果女性一起聊天，交谈陷入沉寂，她们不会通过讲笑话打破沉寂，而男性会，这是区别。各方争持不下，但这不能代表男性比女性风趣。”