Life can be really boring without humor and laughter. Even though people think that academicians and researchers do not like humor, it is not essentially true. The perception of the world towards students, professors, and academicians has made their life boring, but productivity can be boosted only with intermittent fun. Jokes, funny images, quotes and sometimes GIFs are also badly required for people in the academic field as such can provide a comic relief amidst their regular tedious work schedule. So, out of your daily schedule of carrying out research and publishing in international journal, take out time for entertainment.
If you want add humor and fun to your academic life do check out the following five sites –
- PHD Comics– This is a comic platform on Twitter with the handle @PHDcomics. They share comics on life in academia. They use mild satire to build their humor and the catchy captions and graphic work always keep you hooked. Their presentations will remind you of children’s comic books. With jokes and satires on academic subjects, they can make learning funny, and also sometimes, develop students’ interests in the subjects. Find them at https://twitter.com/phdcomics
- Reader’s Digest School Jokes– Reader’s Digest is a familiar name in many households. It is an American family magazine based in New York. It publishes 10 issues in a year. Founded in 1922 by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace, Reader’s Digest continues to accommodate new talent and entertain everyone with their unique ideas. Their recent section on School jokes is a humorous platform targeted to young people who love to read. They publish jokes, puns and riddles on academic subjects which can make learning and classroom extremely interesting. Find them on https://www.rd.com/jokes/school-jokes/
- News Biscuit– News biscuit is a satire website which has witty articles to challenge the intellect of teachers. Believing that teachers require humor to function properly, this website infuses jokes about literature and historical events in its publications. If you get the joke, you can pat on your back. Adding humor to a news piece is their forte and you have to give them the due for it. Find them at http://www.newsbiscuit.com/
- Academia Obscura– As the name suggests, this twitter website brings out the challenges or silly sides of higher education. This is also a twitter site with handle @AcademiaObscura. It uses relevant GIFs, memes and images to convey satiric message about life on Ivy League, campuses, higher goals etc. If you need a break from your daily studies and call for papers from some international journal, you can tune into this site for light jokes on academics. Find them at https://twitter.com/academiaobscura?lang=en Their popular jokes have also come out in the form of a book which is now available on Amazon.
- Nein– This site is run by a person on Twitter using the handle @NeinQuarterly. Eric Jarosinski, the owner of this site describes himself as “failed academic”. The site negates the generic utopic beliefs about education, higher studies etc. The jokes will definitely tickle your brain until you discover the hint and burst into laughter. The satiric posts are mostly about failed or assumed intellectuals, poets, writers and authors. Sometimes, there is critique of higher studies and academia. The posts are indeed funny with a deeper message, open to interpretation and understanding. Find him on https://twitter.com/NeinQuarterly
Researchers, students and academicians are most often entangled in their research paper,international journal publications or other lab works, or submissions and deadlines. A slight touch of humor can give a refreshing break from the monotony of tedious tasks. Do check out the above sites to add more flavor to your academic life.
