Bob, Little Jim, Bluebottle, and the Three Stooges

Davies, Stephen

dc.contributor.author	Davies, Stephen	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-11T03:52:02Z	en
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.citation	Sophia: an international journal for philosophical theology and cross-cultural philosophy of religion, 2011, 50 (2), pp. 265 - 268	en
dc.identifier.issn	0038-1527	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2292/26941	en
dc.description.abstract	I outline Robert Solomon’s Inferiority theory of humor, which he illustrated by reference to the Three Stooges and contrasted with the Superiority, Incongruity, and Relief theories. And I discuss the status of the catchphrase with reference to ‘He’s fallen in da water!’ from the Goon Show. Unlike Bob, I don’t think the catchphrase always operates as a set-up, because it is not always heralded or predictable. The funny catchphrase involves a form of meta-humor that draws attention to the contrivance of the story.	en
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dc.title	Bob, Little Jim, Bluebottle, and the Three Stooges	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s11841-011-0249-1	en
pubs.issue	2	en
pubs.begin-page	265	en
pubs.volume	50	en
dc.description.version	AM - Accepted Manuscript	en
pubs.end-page	268	en
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pubs.subtype	Article	en
pubs.elements-id	247114	en
pubs.org-id	Arts	en
pubs.org-id	Humanities	en
pubs.org-id	Philosophy	en
dc.identifier.eissn	1873-930X	en
pubs.record-created-at-source-date	2011-11-29	en