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Some people tell a joke and have everyone in splits while some others only succeed in angering everyone around. So how does one differentiate between funny jokes and those which might be considered offensive? The trick is to recognize your audience. Jokes that may be considered hilarious by your men friends may not go down very well with the ladies. People generally steer clear of sharing jokes that involve ethnicity or race, religion and country. Jokes that make fun of people's physical and mental attributes are definitely to be avoided. Even clever individuals may not appreciate you if you refer to them constantly as “the brain!”

What is a funny joke? Funny jokes are short series of words communicated with the sole intention of evoking laughter as the response in the reader or the listener. It combines an element of familiarity with the unexpected surprise in the punch line. The jokes may be performed either on stage such as a comedy show or recited for the purpose of entertaining the onlookers.

A great deal of academic study has been done on why we laugh in response to a funny joke. Henri Bergson, Sigmund Freud, Arthur Koestler, Marvin Minsky and Edward de Bono have authored many books on this subject. Though the reason why people laugh at jokes seems to be under dispute, there is a general consensus regarding the benefits of the response, i.e., laughter. When people laugh, they relax physically and mentally.

Endorphins, or the human body's feel-good hormones are released in the brain that leaves one with a feeling of well-being. So though listening to a joke may be the last thing on your mind when you feel tense, funny jokes are best recommended to calm you down in such a situation.

You may find several jokes to enjoy in the following websites

http://www.funnypop.com/jokes/ http://www.humorbug.com/funny-jokes.html