Chaology - the study of chaos [or theory of].
Momilogy [..that's '-ilogy' not '-ology', the latter still has yet to make its way to a non-urban dictionary..] - the study of mUmmies.
And gelotology? - study of.. Jello? .. ..ha ha?
Butt yes! 'Ha ha' is right!
Gelotology - the study of laughter. [from the Greek gelos, geloto meaning laugh, laughter, laughing..].
Laughter has apparently become a popular trend within the scientific/medical field. If you do a search on PubMed with these key words: 'laugh OR laughter OR laughing OR funny', at least 2273 citations result. Many scientists are trying to better understand the mechanisms and effect of laughter on health. Most, if not all, confirm laughter in the positive [laughing at another's expense not included].
Studying laughter, though, can be a little complicated-- 'level' of laugh [giggle vs. roar], length of laugh [count 1, 2,..], frequency [episodes per day], cause, physiology, effect [short and long term].. But details—and ones we thankfully don't have to worry about. Laughs, big or small, they're all good, including this latest discovery..
Butt Paste! plain&simple
And yes, this is real. It goes for about $22 per 16oz. jar, for those times when you, accidentally, let it go.
Was this created out of sitology? Funny you should ask, to some extent, yes, though it's more like 'created out of the output of..'.
Sitology - the study of foods, food values, nutrition, diet, etc.; dietetics.
You might think this association of 'sit' and 'food' was born out of the American lifestyle but in fact, in Greek, sitos actually refers to food, grain. ..o those Greeks.. [chuckle] <— psst. add to daily count [wink. grin.] [& that too].
Happy Healthy Juicy Giggles & Guffaws!
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