Two hunters were standing in the forest. Suddenly one of the hunters collapsed. The operator dials his cell phone and dials 911. The operator replies, “Hello, what’s the matter?” The hunter replies, “I came with my friend and I think he’s dead! What should I do?” The author then says to him: “Make him dead.” The man says, “Second.” The phone is silent and suddenly a loud gunshot is heard. So the man asks the author, “Okay, now what?”
Do you have a funny joke?
It is likely that you laughed or at least laughed. Perhaps you rolled your eyes in disgust. It is likely, though, that it was a reaction that was meant to be humorous on some level.
What is funny? Scientists don’t have those answers.
The only thing to know is that the British Association for the Advancement of Science has set out to find the UK’s funniest joke. He then embarked on a plan to find the world of fun.
There are rumors that the two men who first leaked the joke are from New Jersey. Is there anything funny about New Jersey than other states? That being a native of New Jersey, but a native of Louisiana, he knows nothing.
If it were said that two Cajuns, probably Boudreaux and Thibodeaux, were hunted, it would be more amusing to the natives of Louisiana.
If the resident is from Alabama, it can be a joke about two rednecks.
If the joke is told to people in the North, it can be a joke about Polish or Swedish immigrants Ole and Lena.
Many of the same jokes are told about different people. Are the jokes funny because of the use of accents? Are they funny because of the material?
Since more than 50,000 jokes have been submitted to the British Association for the Advancement of Science, almost all of them have been in English. Was the joke translated for others who don’t understand English?
It is certain that the British Association for the Advancement of Science did not do a very good job in finding the world’s funniest joke. However, it is still the UK’s funniest joke. Or it may be the funniest joke in the USA.
If the joke doesn’t appeal to you, you’re just in the minority. There is no need to worry about your jokes.
Or, I said, wrong. The British Association for the Advancement of Science says that the joke really boils down to “A pair of hunters out in the woods when one of them falls in
ground. He does not seem to breathe; His eyes rolled back in his head. Another guy beats his phone and calls emergency services. He gasped, “My friend is dead! What can I do?” The operator says in a calm soothing voice, “Take it easy, I can help. Let’s make him dead first.” There is silence, and then a shot is heard. Hunter’s voice comes back on the line saying “OK, now what?“
Does extra information make it funnier?
You are the judge.
