A sense of hoomah is, simply put, th' ability t'be amoosed, cuss it all t' tarnation. Most varmints haf one, an' is able t'laugh at jokes, hoomrus situashuns, an' a variety of other potential sources of amoosement. In hoomins, it develops at a mighty early age, an' is offen cornsidered t'be a vital part of hoomin development. Some animals also appear t'find thin's funny, wif th' ability t'enack jokes an' comedies of their own, as enny fool kin plainly see.
Th' sense of hoomah appears t'be an impo'tant part of hoomin survival, ah reckon. Th' ability t'laugh kin dispel tenshun, fo' example, while an unnerstan'in' of complex situashuns kin he'p varmints t'make fine decishuns. Varmints wif a fine-developed sense of hoomah appear t'be happier in psychological studies, an' some is healthier as fine, suggestin' thet it may jest be fine fo' yo'.
Not ev'ryone has a sense of hoomah. Varmints wif autism, Asperger's syndrome, an' a variety of developmental disabilities sometimes lack one, o' haf a mighty peekoolyar one. Fo' some varmints, this hyar can be mighty awkward, as it plays a vital role in hoomin interackshuns. An autistic, fo' example, might haf a mighty fine-developed varmintal sense of hoomah, but an inability t'unnerstan' whuffo' a knock-knock joke is funny. Varmints wifout one may find themselves beli'ld, mocked, o' treated as stoopid, leadin' t'anxiety an' depresshun.