question: What is your verdict on my observation that the jokes on this page would be less hilarious if they used only Eliezer’s first name instead of the full ‘Eliezer Yudkowsky’?
I speculate that some of the humor derives from using the full name — perhaps because of how it sounds, or because of the repetition, or even simply because of the length of the name.
...or even because it pattern-matches Chuck Norris jokes, which use the actor’s full name.
ETA: On the other hand, Yudkowsky alone does have the same number of syllables and stress pattern as Chuck Norris, and the sheer length of the full name does contribute to the effect of this IMO.
question: What is your verdict on my observation that the jokes on this page would be less hilarious if they used only Eliezer’s first name instead of the full ‘Eliezer Yudkowsky’?
I speculate that some of the humor derives from using the full name — perhaps because of how it sounds, or because of the repetition, or even simply because of the length of the name.
...or even because it pattern-matches Chuck Norris jokes, which use the actor’s full name.
ETA: On the other hand, Yudkowsky alone does have the same number of syllables and stress pattern as Chuck Norris, and the sheer length of the full name does contribute to the effect of this IMO.
The consonant “k” is funny, according to I think something Richard Wiseman once wrote...