You Probably Wouldn't Think this were #Humorous if You Thought about it; but---maybe if you saw it Peripherally ...

'That word' (and the high-larry-us pun that the SNORG TEES T-shirt uses, below-hyperlinked to the place where you can order yours) is built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...

The word “Humorous” is built on ancient words that mean Body-Fluid (be Wet, Moist, Humid ... Ancient Medicine listed The Four Humors (of Blood, |Phlegm, |Choler, |Melancholy or Black |Bile); as their relative proportions affected one's State-of-Mind, 'Humor' came to mean Mood, Temporary Mindset, Amusement, Funniness, |Jocular Turn, and also produced the verb-sense of Indulging one's Fancy or -|Disposition).

 #Humorously #Humorousness #Humor #Humored #Humoring #Humorist #Humorless #Humour #GoodHumored #GoodHumoured #GoodHumoredly #Humoral #Humorlessly #Humorlessness #Humourous #Humourously #Humourist #Humourless (etc. with 'our' instead of 'or')

The word “Humerus” (see its use on the shirt-image---hidden below so you aren't too busy rolling in laughter) is built on ancient words that mean Shoulder (though the actual Bone is the Upper |Arm that is Hangs from the Shoulder's Clavicle with the help of its Scapula (those're 'the little bone across the top' and 'the Shoulder-Blade on the back' (respectively) ... and little joints like the Glenoid & Acromion)).

 #Humerous #Humeral #Humero-







Etymonline lists the different types of humor (as defined by Henry W. Fowler in the 1926-article "Modern English Usage"):
motive/aimprovincemethod/meansaudience
HUMOR (in general, I guess)Discoveryhuman natureObservationthe sympathetic
WITthrowing lightWords & IdeasSurprisethe intelligent
SATIREAmendmentMorals & mannersAccentuationthe self-satisfied
SARCASMinflicting painfaults & foiblesInversionVictim & Bystander
INVECTIVEDiscreditMisconductdirect statementthe public
IRONYExclusivenessstatement of factsMystificationan inner circle
CYNICISMself-justificationMoralsexposure of nakednessthe respectable
SARDONICself-reliefAdversityPessimismthe self

Looking at the T-shirt, I think it's referring to a quick gag from Sabrina the Teenage Witch ...

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