40.000 vittigheder og folks vurdering af vittighederne (1,5 millioner)
og folk geografiske bopæl har givet anledning til forskellige
statistiske observationer:
Danskerne kom ind på en 3. plads hvad angår vores humorrang:
Humour across the globe:
http://www.richardwiseman.com/LaughLab/globe.html
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Most funny
Germany
France
Denmark
UK
Australia
The Republic of Ireland
Belgium
USA
New Zealand
Canada
Least funny
....
Finally, many European countries, such as France, Denmark and Belgium,
liked jokes that were somewhat surreal, such as:
An Alsatian went to a telegram office, took out a blank form and wrote:
“Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof. Woof.”
The clerk examined the paper and politely told the dog: “There are only
nine words here. You could send another ‘Woof’ for the same price.”
“But,” the dog replied, “that would make no sense at all.”
These European countries also enjoyed jokes that involved making light
of topics that often make us feel anxious, such as death, illness, and
marriage. For example:
...."
It's all about timing:
http://www.richardwiseman.com/LaughLab/timing.html
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So, if you want to make people laugh, tell them jokes on the 15th of the
month, at 6.03 in the evening.
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Hovedadresse:
http://www.laughlab.co.uk/
hilsen
Glenn