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I wonder what their jokes are (outside of tickling) it’s hard to imagine a rat punchline.

by Closi 5y ago

whythre 5y ago
I doubt any of the laughs are provoked by verbal ‘jokes.’ But rats are very smart, and play (wrestle) around with each other. It’s probably not too different from kids giggling as they engage in rough and tumble play.
- bradrn 5y ago
  I’ve seen Australian magpies do exactly the same thing. I was thoroughly unsurprised to see that they are in the list of laughing animals as well.
- dotancohen 5y ago
  I've seen a rat punchline. One of my rats loved to nibble pencil erasers. She would find all sorts of creative ways to get the eraser from me. With rats, who need stimulation, it's good to have arms wars. I don't put the eraser in an impossible spot, rather a harder-to-get-to spot. She figured out that if she distracts me while doing homework, I'll turn my attention to the distraction. She could then run around from the other side to scoop up my eraser and take it somewhere to nibble. I began to catch her in the act and call her name as if I'm frustrated (but laughing) when she does this, like I do with my children today when they put a clothespin on my shirt then run off. One time, she picked up the eraser and ran off. But I was too busy to play along right away, I just let her scoot off. So she sat there, with the eraser, waiting for me to finish and then chase her down. Apparently she was no longer stealing the eraser to nibble, rather, it had become a joke between us.
  - sgt101 5y ago
    you love your rat and that's really sweet - you made my morning.
purplecats 5y ago
perhaps more visceral humor in the form of schadenfreude
Ankaios 5y ago
As hard as it is to imagine a rat punchline, I find it even harder to imagine the tiny little cups they'd put the punch in.
quicklime 5y ago
I wonder if a rat would find this magic trick funny: https://time.com/4145151/orangutan-barcelona-zoo-magic-trick/ https://time.com/4145151/orangutan-barcelona-zoo-magic-trick...
yololol 5y ago
http://bash.org/?334762 http://bash.org/?334762
coldtea 5y ago
Ever watched Tom and Jerry?
wombatmobile 5y ago
Q: What did the duck say when he bought lipstick? A: "Put it on my bill."

I wonder what their jokes are (outside of tickling) it’s hard to imagine a rat punchline.

by Closi 5y ago

I wonder what their jokes are (outside of tickling) it’s hard to imagine a rat punchline.

I doubt any of the laughs are provoked by verbal ‘jokes.’ But rats are very smart, and play (wrestle) around with each other. It’s probably not too different from kids giggling as they engage in rough and tumble play.

bradrn 5y ago
I’ve seen Australian magpies do exactly the same thing. I was thoroughly unsurprised to see that they are in the list of laughing animals as well.
dotancohen 5y ago
I've seen a rat punchline. One of my rats loved to nibble pencil erasers. She would find all sorts of creative ways to get the eraser from me. With rats, who need stimulation, it's good to have arms wars. I don't put the eraser in an impossible spot, rather a harder-to-get-to spot. She figured out that if she distracts me while doing homework, I'll turn my attention to the distraction. She could then run around from the other side to scoop up my eraser and take it somewhere to nibble. I began to catch her in the act and call her name as if I'm frustrated (but laughing) when she does this, like I do with my children today when they put a clothespin on my shirt then run off. One time, she picked up the eraser and ran off. But I was too busy to play along right away, I just let her scoot off. So she sat there, with the eraser, waiting for me to finish and then chase her down. Apparently she was no longer stealing the eraser to nibble, rather, it had become a joke between us.
- sgt101 5y ago
  you love your rat and that's really sweet - you made my morning.

purplecats 5y ago

perhaps more visceral humor in the form of schadenfreude

Ankaios 5y ago

As hard as it is to imagine a rat punchline, I find it even harder to imagine the tiny little cups they'd put the punch in.

quicklime 5y ago

I wonder if a rat would find this magic trick funny: https://time.com/4145151/orangutan-barcelona-zoo-magic-trick/ https://time.com/4145151/orangutan-barcelona-zoo-magic-trick...

yololol 5y ago

http://bash.org/?334762 http://bash.org/?334762

coldtea 5y ago

Ever watched Tom and Jerry?

wombatmobile 5y ago

Q: What did the duck say when he bought lipstick? A: "Put it on my bill."