Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac

Back in 2002, a professor released his findings on an experiment to find the world’s funniest joke. The winning joke was:

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 takes 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 gunshot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: “OK, now what?”

Back in June, the same professor discovered that the joke was originally written by Spike Milligan in 1951 television show.

Though the joke changed slightly over 50-plus years (the setting changed from a sitting room to hunters in the woods), it’s very interesting that the joke is still very funny.