>They are most often meant to add a touch of humour, _so of questionable value to begin with_ This comes across as remarkably sad to me. Humor is of questionab

>They are most often meant to add a touch of humour, _so of questionable value to begin with_ This comes across as remarkably sad to me. Humor is of questionable value as a baseline? To each their own, I suppose. I enjoy a technical article with animations that explain things, or a well-placed joke/humorous anecdote/etc. Especially in cases where the humor also supports a point or illustrates something. I tend to remember things better when they have some sort of emotional impact, and out of the emotional impacts possible (sad, angry, etc.) I definitely prefer joy, humor, etc.