Well the joke that supposedly won out as most universal was the one about the hunter who calls 911 because he thinks his buddy is dead, blah blah, first make sure he's dead, gunshot, okay, now what?

I really only know one person who thinks I'm funny, and he's amazed that my wife never laughs at anything I say. I'm amazed she hasn't killed me in my sleep, yet.

It's probably not fair to expect a laugh. But sometimes it's a shame when nobody appreciates a once in a lifetime sort of response. They don't laugh, they say their best friend died yesterday. Well, dammit, bitch, I didn't kill her.

My frustration is with people who won't let a repetion joke grow to be funny. Some things are stupid the first few hundred times, but then become enormously funny after that, through sheer tenacity. A sociology class was studying jokes and I suggested they try saying "will this be on the test" every now and then. By the end of the class, it will be funny. Another thing to try is, at a workplace, say "that's job security". Eventually it will be hilarious.