Sentences with phrase «unexpected punch line»

He discovers that laughter is one way the brain deals with the discomfort of a particularly inappropriate joke, or the surprise of an unexpected punch line.

Not exact matches

The hints of bright colors like the hot pink lining of my bag and the red soles of my Louboutins is a fun and unexpected punch of color.

While the project's punch line is a bit simplistic, it is ideally suited for this small corner of the market, where unsuspecting market visitors will be drawn in by the bright green astroturf and enjoy an unexpected (and possibly frustrating) encounter with contemporary art.

In the language of humor, punch lines reveal that we always assume too much; with a slight readjustment of the cognitive frame, the expected can suddenly become the unexpected, or, conversely, the ridiculous plausible.