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From The Guardian:
Funniest jokes of the 2019 Edinburgh fringe
1. I keep randomly shouting out Broccoli and Cauliflower. I think I might have Florets. Olaf Falafel
2. Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope theyre happy. Richard Stott
3. Whats driving Brexit? From here it looks like its probably the Duke of Edinburgh. Milton Jones
4. A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, Yes, of course. Thats 20 cows. Jake Lambert
5. A thesaurus is great. Theres no other word for it. Ross Smith
6. Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. Its the reason I get up in the morning. Ross Smith
7. I accidentally booked myself on to an escapology course; Im really struggling to get out of it. Adele Cliff
8. After learning six hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging. Richard Pulsford
9. To be or not to be a horse rider, that is Equestrian. Mark Simmons
10. Ive got an Eton-themed advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dads contacts. Ivo Graham
Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/19/olaf-falafel-edinburgh-funniest-joke-award
tblue37
(65,403 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,176 posts)and there are a few of these I really don't understand, like
4. A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, Yes, of course. Thats 20 cows. Jake Lambert
Oh. Now I get it. That's not a real knee-slapper.
The Blue Flower
(5,442 posts)But I thought it was funny. These aren't lol, but they're clever.
Roy Rolling
(6,917 posts)But the competition is held in Scotland.
Understanding the Pink Floyd lyric ...hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way... helps understand the humor of the British.
Some British humorMonty PythonI love.
Some British humorBeanI dont get.
marble falls
(57,102 posts)nuxvomica
(12,429 posts)Especially 6, because it's true.
TheRickles
(2,065 posts)Go to the Guardian link above and scroll through the Comments. They're much funnier than these winners, IMO. I liked: "People laughed at me when I said I wanted to be a comedian. Well, theyre not laughing now."
Ferrets are Cool
(21,107 posts)Monty Python, Bean, Benny Hill can be great examples of low brow humor, and then there is the kind that makes ya think a moment. I also love the deep humor.