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"If my employer suddenly got into the business of mulching orphans for fertilizer, I'd consider it my personal responsibility to quit/move on as soon as possible."

You mean you wouldn't leave the same day?

What's the point of using an example like that?




> You mean you wouldn't leave the same day?

I dare say the perimeter security at such a company might be quite formidable.


Using humorous examples generally increases understanding. See http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/20151750?uid=3739560&#... (or your local psych textbooks :p)


The comparison made and context is ridiculous. Why not make it "funnier" then? "If my employer got into the business of raping children then...or "If my employer walked into a high school and..." The point being made by the OP is pretty obvious and doesn't require humor to increase understanding.

Humor might enhance learning of a harder to grasp concept. If done appropriately.




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