What is a gelotologist?
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Someone whoe studies laughter or humor. Gelos comes from the Greek word for laughter. SEE: http://www.theoi.com/Cat_Daimones.html MORE INFO: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelotology
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Someone who researches humour and its effects (physiologically) on the person. http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-gel1.htm It used to be thought that laughter was bad for your body, but current thinking is the opposite.
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A gelotologist specialises in gelotology, the study of humour, laughter and the exercising of the gelastic muscles, a deeply serious exploration of what happens to our bodies’ physical systems, such as respiration and circulation, when we’re exposed to humour. The topic is as yet relatively specialised, though the word gelotology can be traced back at least as far as a widely syndicated report in US newspapers around April 1971 about the San Francisco Gelotology Institute. Its director, Dr William F Fry Jr, argued — in total opposition to current thinking — that laughter is actually very bad for you, because it increases the heart rate, interrupts normal breathing, and may contribute to hernias and ulcers. http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-gel1.htm
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