{"id":901,"date":"2004-09-25T06:47:00","date_gmt":"2004-09-25T06:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2004\/09\/the-worlds-funniest-joke\/"},"modified":"2004-09-25T06:47:00","modified_gmt":"2004-09-25T06:47:00","slug":"the-worlds-funniest-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2004\/09\/the-worlds-funniest-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"The worlds funniest joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/england\/2297365.stm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Scientists told us<\/a> 2 years ago that us brits find word plays funny whilst you Americans like jokes that make you feel superior.  Apparently this joke is the funiest in the world and works across such great cultural divides.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-style:italic\">Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn\u2019t seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps: \u201cMy friend is dead! What can I do?\u201d The operator says: \u201cCalm down, I can help. First, let\u2019s make sure he\u2019s dead.\u201d There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says: \u201cOK, now what?\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists told us 2 years ago that us brits find word plays funny whilst you Americans like jokes that make you feel superior. Apparently this joke is the funiest in the world and works across such great cultural divides. Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. 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