'''Professional humor''' or '''occupational humor''' is a kind of [[humor]] which poke fun at the peculiarities of a particular [[profession]].
Occupational jokes tend to exploit popular stereotypes about the profession in question: [[Lawyer jokes|lawyer jokes]] might present them as lacking in ethics, [[Scientist jokes|scientist jokes]] might play up their lack of worldly wisdom and [[accountancy]] jokes might address "[[creative accounting]]". A speaker at a professional seminar will often break the ice with a bit of professional humor.
Professional humor is distinct from [[in-joke]]s, which can be appreciated by only a member of a specific profession or community. At the same time, each profession has its in-jokes. An example would be a chemistry joke:
*One hydrogen atom says "I think I lost an electron". The other hydrogen atoms asks "Are you sure?" - "Yeah! I'm positive".
==External links and references==
* [http://www.jokethemonkey.com/ Joke The Monkey] - Tons of profession jokes including engineer, doctor/medical, psychologist/psychiatrist, teachers, lawyers, office, politicans, and more.
* ''Profession jokes'', http://www.workjoke.com/projoke.htm. A large collection of jokes about professions: programmers, mathematicians, physicists, engineers, doctors, lawyers, accountants, psychiatrists etc.
[[Category:Professional humor]]
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