World's Funniest Joke

[finnbow]

Richard Wiseman of the University of Hertfordshire set up a website called Laugh Lab in 2001 to try to find the funniest joke in the world. Wiseman collected over 40,000 submissions and 1.5 million people voted to help him determine the world's funniest joke.

The winning joke was: "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 gun shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says 'OK, now what?'"

http://features.aol.com/video/will-you-laugh-worlds-funniest-joke

I've heard it before and found it funny, but I believe I've heard funnier.

 

[ETLS]

Yeah, good joke, but I wouldn't consider it the funniest I've ever heard.

 

[BillyBatts]

Humor, like many things human, is highly subjective.

I remember studying humor and "why we laugh at jokes" in a College Psych class, and what one student found hilarious, another would find only mildly amusing. A lot also depends on mood, alertness, and stress levels at the time you hear the joke.

 

[petehall347]

its the way you tell em .

 

[Route 66]

I've always heard that British humor is different from our's in the US, this kinda proves it to me.

 

[thilaseen]

its the way you tell em .

...and how much alcohol is in the mix.

 

[restorer-john]

Yes, English humour is actually funny.

I've always heard that British humor is different from our's in the US, this kinda proves it to me.

 

[nickv41]

fish sticks