Revealed: the funniest joke in the world

Capt'n Midnight

One Year Ago
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Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps: "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator says: "Calm down, I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: "OK, now what?"


http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,803780,00.html

People from the Republic of Ireland, the UK, Australia and New Zealand most enjoyed jokes involving word plays. One example was as follows.
Patient: "Doctor, I've got a strawberry stuck up my bum."
Doctor: "I've got some cream for that!"

Many European countries, such as France, Denmark and Belgium, displayed a penchant for off-beat surreal humour. Here is an example:
An Alsatian went to a telegram office, took out a blank form and wrote: "Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof." The clerk examined the paper and politely told the dog: "There are only nine words here. You could send another Woof for the same price." "But," the dog replied, "that would make no sense at all." Europeans also enjoyed jokes that involved making light of topics that make people feel anxious, such as death, illness and marriage.

This was an example of American humour.
Texan: "Where are you from?"
Harvard graduate: "I come from a place where we do not end our sentences with prepositions."
Texan: "OK, where are you from, Jackass?"

Computer analysis of the data also showed that jokes containing 103 words were thought to be especially funny

Jokes mentioning ducks were seen as funnier than other jokes.

The researchers were also able to pinpoint the funniest moment of the year. People found the jokes funniest at 6.03pm on October 7. (2002)

vibe666

interesting.

i still think the clown joke is the funniest joke in the world, anyway.

and the one about the pig stuck in the guys bullbars was a better version of the first one.

good stuff though. i wonder how much of it is true for a reason and not just coincidence (like the funniest moment). <- coincidentally, it happens to be my birthday too! spooky.

quank

i dont believe that bull hulky!:)
how can u calculate such a thing??!?!

Yavvy

Originally posted by quank
i dont believe that bull hulky!:)
how can u calculate such a thing??!?!

using a calculator ?