Is This Really the World’s Funniest Joke?

Back in 2002, researchers at the University of Herfordshire wanted to find the “world’s funniest joke.”

To find the answer, Richard Wiseman a Professor of Psychology at the university started a program called LaughLab to ascertain the answer to that very complex research question. The question was designed to find the funniest joke across all cultures, regions, demographics and countries; not an easy task.

The year-long study was a collaboration between the University of Hertfordshire and The British Science Association. It involved “people sending in their favorite jokes, and rating how funny they found the jokes submitted by others,” according to LaughLab’s website.  “The project attracted attention from the international media, resulting in the website receiving over 40,000 jokes and 1.5 million ratings.”

the joke is at the jump…

Source: news.discovery.com

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    you can’t deconstruct jokes. it takes away...record, no. this isn’t
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    i..didn’t laugh
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