That's funny

Laughter is good medicine. By now, this seems to be an accepted fact. As medical students, we can look back over the times in our recent past when we have laughed with fellow students, professors, and friends over this, that, or the other. Interestingly though, while laughter seems to be universal, humour is affected by race, age, sex, and even profession. Have you had the experience of going home over break and trying to narrate to a loved one something funny that happened at university that really made you laugh, only to be met with a quizzical “I …