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And now, strictly in the interests of evolutionary psychology, the nurse asked me to sit down and asked me if I was comfortable and I said, well, I make a living.
(LAUGHTER)
1. What's the meaning of "in the interests of evolutionary psychology"? Does it mean "to improve the evolutionary psychology"? Such as in the interests of justice / safety / efficiency etc? But if so, I could figure out the meaning of "strictly" in the context.
2. It seems to be joke, but I couldn't figure out why it is funny. If someone asks me if I was comfortable, I would answer "yes/no". The answer of "I make a living" seems not to correspond to the question at all. And given that "make a living" only means "do something to earn money to make you alive", I didn't see anything funny. Can anyone explain why it is funny?
Thanks in advance.
SOURCE: How To Tell When A Laugh Is Real: The Answer Is In A Breath
And now, strictly in the interests of evolutionary psychology, the nurse asked me to sit down and asked me if I was comfortable and I said, well, I make a living.
(LAUGHTER)
1. What's the meaning of "in the interests of evolutionary psychology"? Does it mean "to improve the evolutionary psychology"? Such as in the interests of justice / safety / efficiency etc? But if so, I could figure out the meaning of "strictly" in the context.
2. It seems to be joke, but I couldn't figure out why it is funny. If someone asks me if I was comfortable, I would answer "yes/no". The answer of "I make a living" seems not to correspond to the question at all. And given that "make a living" only means "do something to earn money to make you alive", I didn't see anything funny. Can anyone explain why it is funny?
Thanks in advance.
SOURCE: How To Tell When A Laugh Is Real: The Answer Is In A Breath