Humour
Who spells humour "humour" and who spells humour "humor"?
with u = British English
without = American English
Date of New Year's Eve
December 31th
She, it, he, they all belong to this word class
Pronouns
What do you get in your Christmas stocking if you have been bad?
coal
Til Julebal, til julebal i Nisseland .....
på med vanten så suser vi afsted
nej vent nu lidt
Can you mention the three humour theories which are described in the book?
Superiority
Relief
Incongruity
Which week day was New Year's eve 2023?
Sunday
Hvad hedder de grammatiske tider de to verballed står i denne sætning
Victor was driving in his car when he struck a deer
was driving = udvidet tid/præsens participium
struck = præteritum
Where does Santa live according to an American?
North Pole
Silent night
holy night
all is calm
all is bright
What do we/the book call the different kind of use of humour
Devices
Which day is New Year's eve 2024
Tuesday
I hvilken grammatisk form er følgende verballed
to keep
infinitiv
Who wrote and sang this Christmas song?
John Lennon and Yuko Ono
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
You, baby
Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow (and I)
I'm just gonna keep on waiting underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it to the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won't even stay awake to hear those magic reindeer click
This kind of "colourful" humour is often a bit morbid or break with the taboos
Black comedy
A sequence from this film where a butler is serving dinner and wine for a posh lady is shown every New Year's eve on Danish television
Dinner for One (1963)
Hvordan vil I skrive følgende sætninger
"Danmarks konge"
"Amalies forældres hus ligger i Oxford"
The king of Denmark
Amalie's parents' house is located in Oxford
What gimmick lies on a British Christmas table
Crackers
Santa, can you hear me?
I have been so good this year
And all I want is one thing
Tell me my true love is here
He's all I want, just for me
Underneath my Christmas tree
I'll be waiting here
Santa, that's my only wish this year
Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah
This kind of humour can be interpreted in different ways
Am-bi-gu-i-ty
Who is the composer behind this magnificent piece of music?
George Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Hvad er kongruens?
Overensstemmelse mellem subjekt og verballed
On this day rich people gave boxed presents to their servants
Boxing Day (December 26th)
Feeling Christmas all around
And I'm trying to play it cool
But it's hard to focus when I see him walkin' 'cross the room
"Let it Snow" is blasting out
But I won't get in the mood
I'm avoiding every mistletoe until I know
It's true love that he thinks of
So next Christmas
I'm not all alone, boy