Religious News Online – World’s funniest joke comes from a UK Indian

British Psychiatrist/Psychologist Dr Richard Wiseman created the "largest study of humor ever," and claims to have found the most universally funny joke. It also identified the brain’s laughter center in a region near the back of the frontal lobes.

The study was conducted in the so-called laughlab on the Internet, inviting entries and then securing worldwide ratings for them on a five-point Giggleometer. Two million ratings came in. The ‘laughter centre’ was found after MRI scans of people’s brains while being told a joke.

Gurpal Gossal, 31, a second-generation Indian immigrant from Manchester via Punjab submitted winner of the funniest of 40,000 jokes from a staggering 70 countries.

Where’s the joke, I hear you ask…

Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn’t seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his cellphone and calls the emergency services.

He gasps: "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator says: "Calm down, I can help. First, let’s make sure he’s dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: "OK, now what?"