What is the most simple way to describe something? A noun. Ok but that already exists, I need adjective too. Still too common, let's add another adjective. I used English corpus and generated random triplets in the form of adjective-adjective-noun.
Most of it was gibberish. Occasionally there was something plausible or even viable, even more rarely something interesting. As I was reading this long list, I stumbled upon this gem:
Creepy wet uncle
And I laughed. As I continue reading the list, every once in a while there was something funny. But not once have I found words that would make me cry. Before, I thought that laughter and crying are equal but opposite emotions, but they are not. Crying requires much deeper emotional connection while all it takes to make me laugh are 3 random words.
That day I also realize why Craig Ferguson was funny (this was back when he still had the late late show), he just say or do something random. That was his secret. I felt cheated, the cheapness of laugh was exposed.