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Dr. D: Greg Chappell, you make a 'silly point'Players all over the world whine about the coach and that is fine. Coaches give it back. Even David Beckham got the boot from Fergusson and...
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Researchers have homed in on three criteria for funniness: situations or narratives that underline incongruity are benign and reconcilable.