Navigating the Internets

So I guess this means Arcade of the Scribe lies just west of Wikipedia. Nice. This'll be a short post, mostly to point you guys toward one of my favorite webcomics, XKCD... yes, I know it's a bit engineering-geeky, but it's fun anyway. Blog Out.

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Knock Knock

"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 phone 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?’"

I admit, it's not that funny. BUT, the data doesn't lie; overall, people love this joke. Yesterday I promised that I would deliver something more serious. And, here it is.

Psychologist Dr. Richard Wiseman - University of Hertfordshire - conducted the Laughlab Experiment as a scientific hunt for the world's funniest joke. Well, his team found it after reaching out to the global community. Dr Wiseman said the joke was interesting because it had global appeal. He said that jokes sometimes work for different reasons. He said that jokes "sometimes make us feel superior to others, reduce the emotional impact of anxiety-provoking situations or surprise us because of some kind of incongruity. The hunters joke contained all three elements" (full article).

I think it's a stupid joke... but I did find it funny that "Germans - not renowned for their sense of humour - found just about everything funny" (full article).

There are plenty of funnier jokes out there, so how about this idea. Share a joke with fellow readers below as a comment!

Now here is a Monty Python clip that many of you may recognize. Who's up for some 10 minutes of British comedy?

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