World's Funniest Joke

[dgridley]

Professor Richard Wiseman carried out an internet experiment five years ago to find the world's best gag.

A joke about two US hunters who go into the woods topped the poll after more than 100,000 people around the world cast their vote on 40,000 jokes.

Here's the joke:

A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps to the operator: "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator, in a calm soothing voice says: "Just take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy's voice comes back on the line. He says: "OK, now what?"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5064020.stm#quote

 

[lpxxfaintxx]

Haha, my latin teacher told me this one. Great joke!

 

[Humdizzy]

It took 5 minutes to set in. I can't believe though out of 40,000 jokes this made number 1.

 

[Mike_Wiseman]

wow that guy has the same last name as me! :D

 

[dgridley]

I wonder how they carried out that vote anyway? I can't imagine every voter read all 40k jokes to decide..

It took 5 minutes to set in. I can't believe though out of 40,000 jokes this made number 1.

 

[01wojtowicz]

Thats a good joke, but when you hear it 50 odd itmes it gets boring, there must be better jokes out there!

 

[Michelle]

Not sure its the best I have ever heard but.... its good

 

[abdulmueid]

One must realize that different people have different sense of humour. Some people crack up at pre-school jokes while others dont consider anything funny. I wont believe the voting but the joke was good nonetheless

 

[Morph]

Feeble Smile

It's not BAD but not GREAT

 

[hanz]

Hehe... nice joke, but I guess that yeah, there are even better jokes

 

[briman1970]

It made me LOL but it is not the best joke ever. This is the best joke ever...

Did you hear about the cannibal that passed his brother on the road? :hehe:

 

[beanochris]

Want to hear a joke?

*Points* YOU!

He he.

 

[PolurNET]

Well, this one wasn't the best, but gave a chuckle.

IMO, the funny jokes come on David Letterman's Top 10 lists, most of them are hilarious :D

 

[apexad]

being a hunter, I had a tid bit of laughter at this joke but really it paints a bad image of hunters. I really hope this will never actually happen.

 

[B33R]

George Dubya anyone?

He obviously never had a cellphone though!

 

[deleted984054565403]

A magician was walking down the road when he turned into a restaurant...

 

[BrandonG]

I had no clue humor was so different 5 years ago.

That's the funniest joke ever? It's mildly funny but I'd have to disagree with funniest.

 

[GeneCosta]

Were they semi-appropriate jokes? Usually naughty humor is the funniest.

 

[Kenny]

That had some chuckle power Dave, thanks.

This was posted last year in this forum. Sorry but I cant remember by whom, but this is my favorite (non-nawty) joke:

A bus carrying only ugly people crashes into an oncoming truck, and everyone inside dies.

They then get to meet god, and because of the grief they have experienced he decides to grant them one wish each, before they enter heaven.

They're all lined up, and God asks the first one what the wish is. "I want to be gorgeous," and so God snaps His fingers, and it is done.

The second one in line hears this and says "I want to be gorgeous too." Another
snap of His fingers and the wish is granted.

This goes on for a while with each one asking to be gorgeous but when God is
halfway down the line, the last guy in the line starts laughing.

When there are only ten people left, this guy is rolling on the floor, laughing his head off.

Finally, God reaches this last guy and asks him what his wish will be.




The guy eventually calms down and says: "Make 'em all ugly again".

Peace,
Cyberian

 

[B33R]

^^^ lol that's a good one!