# World's funniest joke.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-funniest-joke/130686>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 3, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-funniest-joke/130686 "2002-10-03T15:27:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2002, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-funniest-joke/130686/21 "2002-10-07T13:08:26Z")

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It wasn’t “The World’s Funniest Joke.” It was “The funniest joke on a list of jokes given to those polled.” It was probably the funniest joke in the poll, but that doesn’t make it the funniest joke.

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**Author:** ![Bomzaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Bomzaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bomzaway)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2002, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-funniest-joke/130686/22 "2002-10-07T17:06:12Z")

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> Using the two facts (ducks and 103 words) I can create a jole that is mathematically provably funnier than the original hunter joke.

Didn’t Fred and Barney write a hit song using a similar tactic?

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