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"Cartoons Are Like Fruit Flies": Bob Mankoff Interviewed in Psychology Today
Filed under: Little Words Tagged: Bob Mankoff, cartoons, comedy, interviews, pigeons, psychology
Matthew Hutson interviews the cartoon editor about why he left experimental psychology, the effect of morbid stimuli on the funny bone (I know “funny bone” is a big ol’ cliché, but suddenly it seems so silly and hilarious to me; have I been exposed to any death imagery lately, or just the usual apocalyptic reverie?), and why he came back to experimental psychology, but with jokes instead of pigeons.
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That’s funny. I have fruit flies and new yorker cartoons in my kitchen. Pesky.