Best joke in human history
Here it is...
So, since I have almost no sense of humor, I go to both reliable and unreliable sources for help with laughter. I typed into ChatGPT this challenge - “funniest joke in human history"
Ah, ChatGPT said, this “is highly subjective and varies depending on cultural, personal, and contextual factors.”
But then the ChatGPT said, “However, one famous example often cited is the joke used in a 2002 study by psychologist Richard Wiseman. The study, known as the "LaughLab" experiment, aimed to find the world's funniest joke through a large-scale, scientific approach. The winning joke, as determined by over 1.5 million ratings from participants around the world, is:
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 phone 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 gunshot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says, "Okay, now what?"
“This joke,” said artificial intelligence, “blending dark humor with an unexpected twist, resonated with a wide audience due to its simplicity and the classic structure of setup and punchline.”
Now you know.
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Acts 214 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven 17 “‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people…. 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
When the Spirit was poured out (and down), Peter, and historically all of them, stood up to be counted for the cause of Jesus. The Spirit has an amazing effect.
Remember Garrison Keillor of Prairie Home Companion fame. He came from Lake Wobegon and told stories about his hometown in such a heart-warming way. He even had a fake sponsor, Powder milk Biscuits, which he said was “made from whole wheat raised in the rich bottomlands of the Lake Wobegon river valley by Norwegian bachelor farmers; so you know they're not only good for you, but pure... Whole wheat that gives shy persons the strength to get up and do what needs to be done. Heavens, they're tasty and expeditious!"
Has your family tried them, Powdermilk? Has your family tried them, Powdermilk!
Well, if your family's tried 'em, You know you've satisfied 'em,
They're a real hot item, Powdermilk!
Again, they made shy people strong enough to get up and do what needed to be done—tasty and expeditious.
But on the Day of Pentecost it wasn’t powdermilk biscuits changing the 120 and, thus, the world. It was the Holy Spirit that gave shy people, denying people, fearful people, hesitant people, sinning people the courage to get up and do what needs to be done.
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One thing that happens in Peter’s sermon on Pentecost is his very direct approach with the gathered concerning their sin. You crucified Him!
Which reminded me of Charles Wesley’s hymn on David and Goliath. Read it all, but take special note of the highlighted lines regarding who this Goliath is, really?
David and Goliath.-1 Samuel xvii.
1 WHO is this gigantic foe, That proudly stalks along,
Overlooks the crowd below, In brazen armour strong?
Loudly of his strength he boasts, On his sword and spear relies;
Meets the God of Israel's hosts, And all their force defies.
2 Tallest of the earth-born race, They tremble at his power,
Flee before the monster's face, And own him conqueror.
Who this mighty champion is, Nature answers from within;
He is my own wickedness, My own besetting sin.
3 In the strength of Jesu's name, I with the monster fight;
Feeble and unarmed I am, But Jesus is my might;
Mindful of His mercies past, Still I trust the same to prove,
Still my helpless soul I cast On his redeeming love.
And so, Peter basically says that day, as David felled the Big Guy, let the Son of David put a stone in the middle of your sin’s forehead before He cuts off its head entirely.
Amen.