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humour(Latin; “fluid”) In early Western physiological theory, one of the four body fluids thought to determine a person's temperament and features. As hypothesized by Galen, the four cardinal humours were blood, phlegm, choler (yellow bile), and melancholy (black bile). The variant mixture of these humours in each person determined his “complexion” or temperament and his mental and physical qualities. The ideal person had the perfectly proportioned mixture of the four fluids; a disproportionate amount of one humour created a personality dominated by one set of related emotions (e.g., a choleric man was easily angered, proud, ambitious, and vengeful). humour (US), humor 1. any of various fluids in the body, esp the aqueous humour and vitreous humour 2. Archaic any of the four bodily fluids (blood, phlegm, choler or yellow bile, melancholy or black bile) formerly thought to determine emotional and physical disposition
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No references found | Yes, Scott is serious about the rules of the road, and yes, Poppy is flippant, but Scott's humorlessness soon turns into bullying, and the bullying becomes a manifestation of a simmering madness--the madness of seeking control over others because you can't control your own life. Though the interview was conducted before the recent spate of humorlessness, he does address the difference between British and American humor--or the lack of it: "Smart American comedy is not that different spiritually from smart British comedy," he tells the magazine. His sudden humorlessness makes Too $hort sound a little desperate, and that’s no strategy for a mack. |
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