Here is a joke to lighten things up.
An Australian tourist was sitting at the bar in an Irish pub
when all of a sudden a guy yelled out "Number 47!", and
all the other drinkers started laughing. A few minutes later
another guy yelled out "Number 77!, and
again everybody laughed.
The Australian thought this was a bit odd, so he asked the
barman what was going on. The barman said, "Well, it's like
this - these people have been drinking here for years, and
they all tell the same jokes. So a couple of years ago we
decided to give each joke a number, and now when someone
starts telling a joke, if you think you know what it is
you call out the number and if people think it's a funny
one they will laugh."
The Aussie thought he'd give this a try. He waited until it
was quiet and then stood up and shouted "Number 88!" and
everybody laughed loudly and hysterically for ten minutes
or more. People were falling over
and crying with laughter. The pub was in uproar.
The Aussie said to the barman, "So tell me, why did they laugh
more at my joke than the others?" And the barman
said, "Well, there are two
reasons--firstly it was a very funny joke, and
secondly, nobody had heard it before."
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