do you think the joke is funny?

[jesus 2]

http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,5220974^1702,00.html

Scientists release 'world's best joke'
October 03, 2002

SCIENTISTS in Britain unveiled the world's funniest joke today at the end of the largest study of humour ever.

Scientists in Britain unveiled the world's funniest joke today at the end of the largest study of humour ever.

For the past year, people around the globe were invited to judge jokes using a five-point "Giggleometer" on the internet, as well as to contribute quips of their own.

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

As well as identifying the joke that appealed most to people around the world, the experiment - not surprisingly - revealed wide humour differences between nations.

Scans conducted on people being told jokes also identified the brain's laughter centre - a region near the back of the frontal lobes.

The joke that received the highest global ratings was submitted by psychiatrist Gurpal Gosall from Manchester in northern England.

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 cellphone 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?"

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

 

[satanic goatslayer]

It gave me a small chuckle, but I think it's hilarity would be heightened if instead of shooting his friend, he used a jigsaw to hack his leg off, then sledgehammered his face in.

 

[2Thick]

The other jokes must have been bad...

 

[jesus 2]

It gave me a small chuckle, but I think it's hilarity would be heightened if instead of shooting his friend, he used a jigsaw to hack his leg off, then sledgehammered his face in.

how about using an ice pick to rip a gaping hole in his chest and yanking out his heart?

Originally posted by 2Thick
The other jokes must have been bad...

that's what i was thinking.

 

[gymrat]

yeah it was funny

 

[Raghead Remover]

Not a chuckle.......

 

[rickcorso]

it was funny...in a very generic sort of way.

 

[doffmaster]

remember, it was the funniest joke only because it translated well throughout the whole world. It didn't necessarily get the biggest laugh, just the most laughs.

 

[Nathan]

i like it's simplisity.

 

[gettinlarger]

An alligator walks into a bar and he says to the bartender, "Gimme a drink."

The bartender says, "No, we don't serve alligators."

The alligator says, "If you don't gimme a drink, I'm gonna go to the end of the bar and eat that lady!"

The bartender says, "Okay. Fine."

So the alligator walks down and eats the lady in one gulp. He comes back and says, "NOW, GIMME A DRINK."

Bartender says, "No, sorry, we don't serve drug addicts."

Confused, the alligator says, "What? I'm not a drug addict."

The bartender says, "Oh? What about that bar bitch you ate?"

 

[buddy28]

titillating.

 

[pushing_fe]

An alligator walks into a bar and he says to the bartender, "Gimme a drink."

The bartender says, "No, we don't serve alligators."

The alligator says, "If you don't gimme a drink, I'm gonna go to the end of the bar and eat that lady!"

The bartender says, "Okay. Fine."

So the alligator walks down and eats the lady in one gulp. He comes back and says, "NOW, GIMME A DRINK."

Bartender says, "No, sorry, we don't serve drug addicts."

Confused, the alligator says, "What? I'm not a drug addict."

The bartender says, "Oh? What about that bar bitch you ate?"