http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN2531413420070625?feedType=RSS
The guy is going to have spent hours upon hours picking the ONE joke that he gets to tell before he dies. He finally is down to two jokes, one about a guy from new hampshire and one about a dog eating a taco. He cannot decide, they're both SO funny, and so he flips a coin.
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The day of the execution, the man is strapped into the chair and the needle is prepped. The murderer is so psyched to tell his ****ing joke, and even though they don't want to say it, everyone else in the room is too. The executioner finally gives him permission to tell his joke, and the murderer's eyes light up.
He has practiced for hours, knowing that this is the last thing he will ever do. He breathes deeply, says the first sentence in his head... and then starts. His delivery is perfect. He just knows that when the punchline hits, everyone in the room is going to die laughing. No pun intended.
So he finally says "and then the man said, 'Blue pants, sure??' No no no, I said NEW HAMPSHIRE!!!" He did it. He told what he believes to be the funniest joke he has ever heard, and with perfect delivery.
Everything is completely silent.
Then a man sitting on the viewers' bench solemnly says "...um... I've heard that one before..."
And then again, and again, and again. Murmur spreads until everyone in the whole room, including the executioner, has admitted to hearing the joke before. The murderer cannot believe what he is hearing. He freaks out inside, until he finally realizes that they MUST have planned this... BUT WAIT, its the funniest joke ever... WHAT THEN how would they not have LAUGHED...
The executioner leans over to give the murderer his final peace. But before he does, the murderer asks, "Hey, have you heard the one about the dog eating a taco?"
The executioner says "No, but thats a ****ing hilario---
The guy is going to have spent hours upon hours picking the ONE joke that he gets to tell before he dies. He finally is down to two jokes, one about a guy from new hampshire and one about a dog eating a taco. He cannot decide, they're both SO funny, and so he flips a coin.
***
The day of the execution, the man is strapped into the chair and the needle is prepped. The murderer is so psyched to tell his ****ing joke, and even though they don't want to say it, everyone else in the room is too. The executioner finally gives him permission to tell his joke, and the murderer's eyes light up.
He has practiced for hours, knowing that this is the last thing he will ever do. He breathes deeply, says the first sentence in his head... and then starts. His delivery is perfect. He just knows that when the punchline hits, everyone in the room is going to die laughing. No pun intended.
So he finally says "and then the man said, 'Blue pants, sure??' No no no, I said NEW HAMPSHIRE!!!" He did it. He told what he believes to be the funniest joke he has ever heard, and with perfect delivery.
Everything is completely silent.
Then a man sitting on the viewers' bench solemnly says "...um... I've heard that one before..."
And then again, and again, and again. Murmur spreads until everyone in the whole room, including the executioner, has admitted to hearing the joke before. The murderer cannot believe what he is hearing. He freaks out inside, until he finally realizes that they MUST have planned this... BUT WAIT, its the funniest joke ever... WHAT THEN how would they not have LAUGHED...
The executioner leans over to give the murderer his final peace. But before he does, the murderer asks, "Hey, have you heard the one about the dog eating a taco?"
The executioner says "No, but thats a ****ing hilario---
