Okay, the joke is funny, but the more intriguing discussion in this old CNN article is about cultural differences in what is found to be funny, especially between American and European humor:
People from the Republic of Ireland, the UK, Australia and New Zealand most enjoyed jokes involving word plays.
Many European countries, such as France, Denmark and Belgium, displayed a penchant for off-beat surreal humour, while Americans and Canadians preferred jokes where there was a strong sense of superiority — either because a character looks stupid or is made to look stupid by someone else.
Europeans also enjoyed jokes that involved making light of topics that make people feel anxious, such as death, illness and marriage.”
I had previously blinked to the world’s funniest joke article but revisited it after reading this recent Ask MetaFilter thread asking people to post their funniest joke that is not offensive to any class of people. Some of them are to laugh out loud over.
