Funny you should mention those wonderful old joke books, Gargoyle--I was just recollecting about the ones that Bennet Cerf used to edit with a friend the other day--amazingly, they are all out of print, and have been for years--as you say, the humor is awful, which makes it even more funny--
Like you, I never could manage to get the hang of actually telling any of the jokes. I am told, though, that the secret to telling bad jokes is to be really loud--
Anyway, here's a new one:
Man: Who are you voting for in the Governor's Race?