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Harry
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http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1529601

There's now an official Funniest Joke Ever. But the problem is... it isn't very funny. If I have to choose, I'd go for the Scottish favorite:
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"I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror like his passengers."
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Of the countries rating the highest number of jokes, Germans, perhaps surprisingly, laughed the most. Canadians laughed least.
You can see Germans will laugh about anything when you tune into their "comedy" shows [Wink] . The good thing is, we don't have to listen to Rudi Carell anymore [Smile]
I'm sure one of you Americans can make some witty remark on the Canadians.

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Harry
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Addendum: the researchers have probably never heard of Pokey, or even Somethingawful.

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Cartman
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That's probably a good thing.
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capped
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Good for their sanity, you mean. But the world is deprived of knowing the funniest thing ever is shooting and eating a squirrel thats gotten into your arctic circle candy.

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Kosh
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Good jokes for the most part. I particularly like the weasal joke, and the Hunters.

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Saltah'na
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Of the countries rating the highest number of jokes, Germans, perhaps surprisingly, laughed the most. Canadians laughed least.

Are we such sick and emotionless SOBs?

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Saltah'na
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Ritten
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Yes....
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Grokca
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Last I checked people from the UK and Ireland are europeans.

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Grokca
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quote:
Are we such sick and emotionless SOBs?

No we just need a more sophisticated humour. Those jokes were pretty lame or pretty old.

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Lee
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Last I checked people from the UK and Ireland are Europeans.
Well, in the newspaper report I read of this, there was a favourite United Kingdom joke, but also favourite England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland jokes.

And I like what they said about jokes involving duvks, because it was the favourite Belgian joke that gave me and my wife the biggest laugh:

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Why do ducks have webbed feet? To stamp out fires. Why do elephants have flat feet? To stamp out burning ducks.


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TSN
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See, that's funny. So is the top joke in England. The overall top joke, though, is not particularly funny.

Anyway, it has to be said:
"Wenn ist das Nunstruck git und Slotermeyer? Ja! ... Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!"

And, of course:
"Der ver zwei peanuts, valking down der strasse, and von vas... assaulted! peanut. Ho-ho-ho-ho."

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