Laugh While You Can, Monkey-Boy!

According to this report, most men find funny women a turn-off. Apparently, it's not so much an issue of a woman having a sense of humor or not having one, but rather a preference for women who laugh at jokes as opposed to women who tell them:

Scientists say women who tell jokes are seen as a threat, undermining men’s idea that they should hold the dominant role.

Hundreds of men and women in their twenties were questioned by academics. Most said they found a sense of humour to be attractive in women - but when asked if they would want to be with a woman who cracked jokes herself, more than half said no.

Dr Rod Martin, whose research will be published in the scientific journal Evolution and Human Behaviour this week, said his findings suggested men feel threatened by witty women.

‘When forced to choose between humour production and humour appreciation in potential partners, women valued humour production, whereas men valued receptivity to their own humour,’ he said.

Evidently, I missed the meeting on this one because I find witty women to be extremely attractive. And anyway, from what I can tell, I think the study sets up a false dichotome. Why should what is called "humor production" be a monopoly for one partner or the other? Surely the ideal arrangement is one in which both parties can tell jokes and laugh at each other's as well?

Yips! to Jenee at People Are Idiots, via Bobgirrl at 1 Girl, 4 Martinis.

UPDATE: It's The Corholio Soundboard. Male "humor production" - Live the dream, ladies!

Yips! to the Sinner.