There actually was a scientific poll conducted several years back to study humor among different people groups. As one would suspect, different things are funny to different cultures. But there was one joke that was almost universally funny, truly the funniest joke it the world, and it went something like this:
A worker manning an emergency phone line received a call. A panicked hunter was on the line. “I’ve accidentally shot my partner!” he said. “He’s not moving! Dear God, what do I do?”
“Calm down,” replied the emergency worker. “The first thing to do is to be certain he’s actually dead.”
There was a moment of silence on the line, and then a loud bang.
There actually was a scientific poll conducted several years back to study humor among different people groups. As one would suspect, different things are funny to different cultures. But there was one joke that was almost universally funny, truly the funniest joke it the world, and it went something like this:
A worker manning an emergency phone line received a call. A panicked hunter was on the line. “I’ve accidentally shot my partner!” he said. “He’s not moving! Dear God, what do I do?”
“Calm down,” replied the emergency worker. “The first thing to do is to be certain he’s actually dead.”
There was a moment of silence on the line, and then a loud bang.
“O.k.,” said the caller, “now what?”
THAT is funny! (So is Monty Python.)