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I think that the "What's so funny" dept. cartoon is an example of incongruity because of the caption. The scene is of a businessperson firing his subordinate, but the caption is out of place in relation to the cartoon. "Pendleton, as of noon today, you services will no longer be required." This seems to be normal. "Meanwhile," the fire-er continues, "keep up the good work." This is odd, because he has just fired Pendleton. The incongruity is in the fact that Pendleton is expected to work well although he has been fired.
I agree with Circe. I also believe the "what's so funny" cartoon is an example of incongruity. The boss telling his worker either "As of noon today your services will no longer be required" OR "Keep up the good work" would be acceptable and normal. However, it is out of place for the boss to be telling both of these statements to his worker at the same time. They contradict eachother. Why would Pendleton keep up his amazing work if he is being fired? This comic is a humerous example of incongruity.
I agree with circe and pyramus that the article "What's so funny?" is a great example of incongruity. The definition of incongruity is to present things out of place or absurd in relation to their surroundings. The boss states that Pendleton's work is no longer required, and right after he states to keep up the good work. The second statement is out of place because if he is firing his employee, he would not want him to keep working well. Also, usually when a boss fires an employee, it means that they did not do their work well, but in this cartoon, the boss is telling Pendleton to keep up the good work.
I agree with all of the above. The "What's so Funny" cartoon is definately an example of incongruity. It is out of place for a boss to fire an employee and to compliment them at the same time. However, it is also out of place that Pendleton is taking the news rather well. Instead of shock, the employee shows no surprise at all, also incongruent based on the surrent situation
I also agree "from the What's So Funny? Department" is definitely an example of incongruity in the fact that the two statements recited by the boss contridict one another. His first statement says Pendleton's services will no longer be needed while the other statement simply tells him to keep up the good work. This is also a good example of the work feild in today's society because this can actually happen, and has happened in some job enviornments. The company or coorperation usually cares more about their work getting completed, and puts much less emphasis on the employees working hard to complete it!
I hate to repeat what has already been said numerous times, but yes, this comic is an example of incongruity. The fact that the boss expects the ex-employee to keep worhing until noon is absurd. That is like telling a student he or she will be expelled as of friday, but stil has to come to school until that point. It is totally out of place and is totally absurd!
I agree with the above in that the "What's So Funny" cartoon seemed an "exemplary example" of incongruity. It is a sad reminder of how job-holders are expected to do more with more setbacks and a greater chance of being let go for cheaper work. Even though he is being fired, the worker is told to continue working hard.
I hate to say it, but the "What's so funny" cartoon is an example of incongruity. When someone is fired or no longer needed, they usually leave their job. This mans boss is telling him to keep on working even if he has been layed off. Someone would not work for no money.
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I think that the "What's so funny" dept. cartoon is an example of incongruity because of the caption. The scene is of a businessperson firing his subordinate, but the caption is out of place in relation to the cartoon. "Pendleton, as of noon today, you services will no longer be required." This seems to be normal. "Meanwhile," the fire-er continues, "keep up the good work." This is odd, because he has just fired Pendleton. The incongruity is in the fact that Pendleton is expected to work well although he has been fired.
I agree with Circe. I also believe the "what's so funny" cartoon is an example of incongruity. The boss telling his worker either "As of noon today your services will no longer be required" OR "Keep up the good work" would be acceptable and normal. However, it is out of place for the boss to be telling both of these statements to his worker at the same time. They contradict eachother. Why would Pendleton keep up his amazing work if he is being fired? This comic is a humerous example of incongruity.
I agree with circe and pyramus that the article "What's so funny?" is a great example of incongruity. The definition of incongruity is to present things out of place or absurd in relation to their surroundings. The boss states that Pendleton's work is no longer required, and right after he states to keep up the good work. The second statement is out of place because if he is firing his employee, he would not want him to keep working well. Also, usually when a boss fires an employee, it means that they did not do their work well, but in this cartoon, the boss is telling Pendleton to keep up the good work.
I agree with all of the above. The "What's so Funny" cartoon is definately an example of incongruity. It is out of place for a boss to fire an employee and to compliment them at the same time. However, it is also out of place that Pendleton is taking the news rather well. Instead of shock, the employee shows no surprise at all, also incongruent based on the surrent situation
I also agree "from the What's So Funny? Department" is definitely an example of incongruity in the fact that the two statements recited by the boss contridict one another. His first statement says Pendleton's services will no longer be needed while the other statement simply tells him to keep up the good work. This is also a good example of the work feild in today's society because this can actually happen, and has happened in some job enviornments. The company or coorperation usually cares more about their work getting completed, and puts much less emphasis on the employees working hard to complete it!
I hate to repeat what has already been said numerous times, but yes, this comic is an example of incongruity. The fact that the boss expects the ex-employee to keep worhing until noon is absurd. That is like telling a student he or she will be expelled as of friday, but stil has to come to school until that point. It is totally out of place and is totally absurd!
I agree with the above in that the "What's So Funny" cartoon seemed an "exemplary example" of incongruity. It is a sad reminder of how job-holders are expected to do more with more setbacks and a greater chance of being let go for cheaper work. Even though he is being fired, the worker is told to continue working hard.
I hate to say it, but the "What's so funny" cartoon is an example of incongruity. When someone is fired or no longer needed, they usually leave their job. This mans boss is telling him to keep on working even if he has been layed off. Someone would not work for no money.
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