AsapSCIENCE doesn’t really need eight minutes to tell a joke, but this one requires some setup, because it’s SCIENCE! First, we get an explanation of the origins of humor, then the basic structure of a joke and what makes it funny. However, there is some humor along the way to the statistically funniest joke. Besides, you’ve heard that joke before. -via Digg
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A couple is walking in St. Petersburg Square on Christmas Eve. It starts to snow.
"I think it’s raining," says the man. "No, it’s snowing," replies the woman.
"How about we ask this Communist officer here? He is always right!" exclaims the man. "Officer Rudolph, is it raining or snowing?"
"Definitely raining," Officer Rudolph replies before walking off.
The man turns to his wife with a smile. “See? Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear.”
An investigator
The boss likes him and gives him the job.
The first day was rough, but he got through it. When the store was locked up, the boss came down to see how he did.
Boss is amazed.