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. "

:thumbsup

I didn't think the joke was funny, either. I guess it depends if you've already heard a similar joke to it before, or if you anticipate the punch line.

Not funny

It's so sad! :(

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Yess... ducks. Funnyy.

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It made me laugh.

But then I'm in a good mood as usual.

I don't think I've ever heard a joke with a duck in it.

worlds funniest joke? wtf?

Q: whad the duck say when he finished shopping?

A: put it on my bill.

I thought it was funny. It would've been funnier if there was a duck in it. A duck with a really big cock.


Duck cock, heh, heh.

still not as funny as:

Three Vampires walk into a bar.
The first vampire orders a cup of blood.
The second vampire orders a cup of blood.
The third vampire orders a cup of hot water.
The bartender is dumbfounded "Why a cup of hot water?"
The third vampire pulls out a used tampon "Tea time!"

Only good jokes involve religion, sex, or something controversial!

You got my vote. Even though I heard that for the first time when I was probably 10 years old.