Worlds funniest joke !

Gaz

Scientists reckon they've discovered the world's funniest joke following what's claimed to be the largest study of humour ever undertaken.



For the past year, people around the world have been invited to judge jokes on an Internet site as well as contribute quips of their own.

The LaughLab experiment conducted by psychologist Dr Richard Wiseman, from the University of Hertfordshire, attracted more than 40,000 jokes and almost two million ratings.

The Joke

The joke which received the highest global ratings was submitted by 31-year-old psychiatrist Gurpal Gosall, from Manchester. Here it is:

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?"

Dr Wiseman said the joke was interesting because it worked across many different countries and appealed to men and women and young and old alike.

He said: "Many of the jokes submitted received higher ratings from certain groups of people, but this one had real universal appeal.

People logging onto the LaughLab website were invited to rate jokes using a "Giggleometer" which had a five-point scale ranging from "not very funny" to "very funny".

ozpass

I rate that bad-boy "Not Very Funny" on my 'giggleometer'.

My sh*tometer, on the other hand, went off the scale.:p

oeNeo

that joke is so not funny

GoneShootin

the reply of ozpass was way funnier

rymus

so just because a joke appeals to both men and women from many countries around the world it must be the funniest joke in the world?

I think not Dr. Wiseman

Spiffing

You can't have the worlds funniest joke, because it's opinion, the fools!

Thanx 4 The Fish

The funniest in Scotland went....

"I'd like to die quietly in my sleep like my Grandfather, not screaming in terror like his passengers."

GoneShootin

now THATS funny

Acidflash

Originally posted by Thanx 4 The Fish
The funniest in Scotland went....

"I'd like to die quietly in my sleep like my Grandfather, not screaming in terror like his passengers."

lol

Mossy Monk

Dr Wiseman is not very wise is he. that joke is stupid

The Gopher

The Scottish favourite joke is great,worthy of a line in the Naked Gun trilogy.
But the main one is ****e.Reminds me of that awful sherlock holmes joke that was alledgedly the best ever joke last year anyway.

Lump

I found that first one to be well funny.


john

Pugsley

rofl @ the scotish one.