I was only Joking...
I like humor.
I like good, clean, funny jokes. Laughter is good for the spirit and the soul. Take a break from what you're doing and have a great hearty laugh. I keep a humor file of cartoons and jokes and things that strike me as funny. I read through it occasionally to stimulate my thinking and to remind me to be less serious. Below is what scientists in Britain call "The World's Funniest Joke." Enjoy!!
Scientists in Britain unveiled the world's funniest joke at the end of the largest study of humour ever. For the past year, people around the globe were invited to judge jokes using a five-point "Giggleometer" on the internet, as well as to contribute quips of their own.
The LaughLab experiment conducted by psychologist Richard Wiseman, from the University of Hertfordshire, attracted more than 40,000 jokes and almost two million ratings.
As well as identifying the joke that appealed most to people around the world, the experiment - not surprisingly - revealed wide humour differences between nations. Scans conducted on people being told jokes also identified the brain's laughter centre - a region near the back of the frontal lobes.
The joke that received the highest global ratings was submitted by psychiatrist Gurpal Gosall from Manchester in northern England.
Here it is:
Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his cellphone and calls the emergency services. He gasps: "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator says: "Calm down, I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead."
There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: "OK, now what?"
"Many of the jokes submitted received higher ratings from certain groups of people," Wiseman said. "But this one had real universal appeal."
In second place came this joke that was leading the pack when they announced their preliminary results in December:
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retire for the night, and go to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."
"I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes" replies Watson.
"And what do you deduce from that?"
Watson ponders for a minute. "Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe. What does it tell you, Holmes?"
Holmes is silent for a moment. "Watson, you idiot!" he says. "Someone has stolen our tent!"