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I remember browsing through Wikipedia one day, and coming across an article defining surprise-based humour. The article had a very specific scientific name, which doesn't have the actual word "surprise" in it.

To give an example of this kind humour, consider the following sentence:

"I have the body of a 20 years old model, it really takes a lot of space in my freezer."

I'd like to know the actual name of that kind of humour, and particular the link to the long gone Wikipedia article regarding it.

Thanks!

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    Pretty sure all humor is predicated on surprise, one way or another.
    – Dan Bron
    Jul 30, 2015 at 16:11
  • @DanBron Perhaps I mean in an exaggerated way then?
    – user1337
    Jul 30, 2015 at 16:12
  • Old science, but science nonetheless: black bile? The joke does seem a little splenetic.
    – TRomano
    Jul 30, 2015 at 16:13
  • Perhaps paraprosdokian or garden-path sentence then? Not sure those are specific to humor, though.
    – Dan Bron
    Jul 30, 2015 at 16:14
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    @user1337 That's first, and probably last, time I've ever heard that sentence in my life.
    – Dan Bron
    Jul 30, 2015 at 16:22

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