What's The Worst Joke In The World?

There is research to show that for some bizarre reason we actually like bad jokes. Here is an article from The Daily Mail:source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1114642/The-truth-laughable-Bad-jokes-good-giggle.html

The truth is laughable: Bad jokes give four in ten of us a good giggle

By FIONA MACRAE and ROGER DOBSON

Heard the one about the academic who embarked on an earnest study into bad jokes?

The results were terribly amusing . . . because almost four in ten of us turned out to be suckers for cringeworthy humour.

Some 37.1 per cent of people laughed at the gag selected by Dr Nancy Bell for her study, and only 0.5 per cent groaned.

Dr Bell recruited a team of volunteers to tell almost 200 people the joke: 'What did the big chimney say to the little chimney? Nothing. Chimneys can't talk.'

Men and women were accosted as they went about their work, walked along the street or used a lift, and their reactions noted.

After laughter, the most common response was a comment like 'that's not very funny' - which accounted for 32.3 per cent.

In third place were interjections, statements like 'OK', with derogatory comments about the joke in fourth position.

Rhetorical questions, like 'Are you drunk?', made up 8.1 per cent, slightly ahead of sarcastic responses.

Just 6 per cent of people indulged in eye rolling or head shaking, while a mere 0.5 per cent groaned.

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Strangers took the joke better than husbands and wives, and young people were more critical than their older counterparts, the Journal of Pragmatics reports.

Dr Bell, an assistant professor of English from Washington State University in the U.S., said: 'We found that social relationship was highly significant, suggesting that responses to failed humour among intimates will be most direct and negative, while strangers and acquaintances will tend to use more neutral responses.'

Professor Richard Wiseman, a University of Hertfordshire psychologist who has made a study of humour, said the people who laughed may have been surprised, as they were expecting a good punchline - but got a bad one.

Here' are some of the worst jokes in the world:

What's the difference between 'unlawful' and 'illegal' ?
Answer: Unlawful means against the law, and illegal is a sick bird...

It's a terrible joke, but is it the worst terrible joke? Add yours in the comments section and let's find out!!

Here's another:

Two blondes walk into a building........ .. you'd think at least
one of them would have seen it...

Please add your worst jokes in the comments section and I will update the poll.

One more:

My friend drowned in a bowl of muesli. A strong currant pulled him
in.

And another...

Q: Have you heard about the new corderoy pillows?
A: They're making headlines!

Another...

A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.

At the moment there is a new trend of zombie jokes:

Why did the zombie cross the road?

To eat the chicken....