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klik · 10-04-2002, 04:34 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science...est/index.html

In case you don't wanna read the article.. here is the winning joke:

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 takes 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 gunshot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: "OK, now what?"

I personally didn't think it was that funny..

I thought this was funny though.. These are quotes from the article

"One intriguing result was that Germans -- not renowned for their sense of humour -- found just about everything funny and did not express a strong preference for any type of joke."

"Many European countries, such as France, Denmark and Belgium, displayed a penchant for off-beat surreal humour, while Americans and Canadians preferred jokes where there was a strong sense of superiority -- either because a character looks stupid or is made to look stupid by someone else. "

"Europeans also enjoyed jokes that involved making light of topics that make people feel anxious, such as death, illness and marriage. "

"Bizarrely, computer analysis of the data also showed that jokes containing 103 words were thought to be especially funny. The winning "hunters" joke was 102 words long. "

"Many jokes submitted contained references to animals. Jokes mentioning ducks were considered particularly funny. "

10-04-2002, 04:34 AM
klik Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: san diego Posts: 5,092	It's Official! The Worlds Funniest Joke http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science...est/index.html In case you don't wanna read the article.. here is the winning joke: 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 takes 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 gunshot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: "OK, now what?" I personally didn't think it was that funny.. I thought this was funny though.. These are quotes from the article "One intriguing result was that Germans -- not renowned for their sense of humour -- found just about everything funny and did not express a strong preference for any type of joke." "Many European countries, such as France, Denmark and Belgium, displayed a penchant for off-beat surreal humour, while Americans and Canadians preferred jokes where there was a strong sense of superiority -- either because a character looks stupid or is made to look stupid by someone else. " "Europeans also enjoyed jokes that involved making light of topics that make people feel anxious, such as death, illness and marriage. " "Bizarrely, computer analysis of the data also showed that jokes containing 103 words were thought to be especially funny. The winning "hunters" joke was 102 words long. " "Many jokes submitted contained references to animals. Jokes mentioning ducks were considered particularly funny. "