Hvorfor er verdens sjoveste joke... sjov? why|is|world's|funniest|joke|funny Warum ist der lustigste Witz der Welt... lustig? Почему самая смешная шутка в мире... смешная? Varför är världens roligaste skämt... roligt? Чому найсмішніший у світі жарт... смішний? Why is the world's funniest joke... funny?

To jægere er ude på jagt. Pludselig falder en af dem livløs om. two|hunters|are|out|on|hunt|suddenly|falls|one|of|them|lifeless|over Zwei Jäger sind auf der Jagd. Plötzlich fällt einer von ihnen leblos zu Boden. Two hunters are out hunting. Suddenly, one of them collapses lifeless.

Den anden ringer oprevet til 112: "Min ven er død! Hvad skal jeg gøre?" the|other|calls|distraught|to|my|friend|is|dead|what|shall|I|do The other one frantically calls 112: "My friend is dead! What should I do?"

Vagten svarer: "Bevar roen. Først skal du sikre dig, at han faktisk er død." the guard|answers|keep|calm|first|must|you|ensure|yourself|that|he|actually|is|dead The operator replies: "Stay calm. First, you need to make sure that he is actually dead."

Der bliver stille. Så høres et skud. there|becomes|quiet|then|is heard|a|shot Es herrscht Stille. Dann ist ein Schuss zu hören. It becomes quiet. Then a shot is heard.

"Okay, sådan. Hvad nu?" okay|like that|what|now "Okay, like that. What now?"

Du er nok knækket sammen af grin, for det her var verdens sjoveste joke. you|are|probably|broken|together|from|laughter|because|this|here|was|world's|funniest|joke Sie müssen sich kaputtgelacht haben, denn das war der lustigste Witz aller Zeiten. You are probably doubled over with laughter, because this was the funniest joke in the world.

Vitsen er sjov, fordi den overrasker og er let at huske. the joke|is|funny|because|it|surprises|and|is|easy|to|remember The joke is funny because it surprises and is easy to remember.

Det er godt, hvis den skal fortælles videre. it|is|good|if|it|shall|be told|further It is good if it is to be told further.

Det her er Mette Møller. Hun har en ph.d. i humor og hjælper os med at forstå - this|here|is|Mette|Møller|she|has|a|||in|humor|and|helps|us|with|to|understand This is Mette Møller. She has a PhD in humor and helps us understand -

- hvorfor verdens sjoveste joke er... sjov. why|world's|funniest|joke|is|funny - why the world's funniest joke is... funny.

Vi ved, det er en vittighed, så der sker noget, der ikke sker normalt. we|know|it|is|a|joke|so|there|happens|something|that|not|happens|normally We know it is a joke, so something happens that does not normally happen.

Vi starter med et setup, og da vi når til samtalen med telefonvagten - we|start|with|a|setup|and|when|we|reach|to|the conversation|with|the phone guard We start with a setup, and when we reach the conversation with the phone operator -

- har vi et switch, da han skal sikre sig, at han er død. have|we|a|switch|when|he|must|ensure|himself|that|he|is|dead - we have a switch, as he needs to ensure that he is dead.

Vi hører et skud, og så er han død. we|hear|a|shot|and|then|is|he|dead We hear a shot, and then he is dead.

Klimakset er, at vi forstår, at nu er han død. climax|is|that|we|understand|that|now|is|he|dead The climax is that we understand that now he is dead.

Alt, der kommer før, bygger op til det her klimaks. all|that|comes|before|builds|up|to|it|this|climax Everything that comes before builds up to this climax.

Vi forventede det ikke, og så er alt tippet en halv omgang. we|expected|it|not|and|then|is|all|tipped|a|half|turn We didn't expect it, and then everything tipped over.

Meget humor bygger på dobbelttydighed. much|humor|builds|on|ambiguity Much humor is based on ambiguity.

Sætningen, vagten siger: the sentence|the guard|says The sentence, the guard says:

- kan forstås på to måder. can|be understood|in|two|ways - can be understood in two ways.

Rationelle mennesker ville sikre sig, han ikke var død. Han tager det bogstaveligt. rational|people|would|ensure|themselves|he|not|was|dead|he|takes|it|literally Rational people would make sure he wasn't dead. He takes it literally.

Han sikrer sig, at vennen er død, selvom man forstår, at han er oprevet. he|ensures|himself|that|friend|is|dead|although|one|understands|that|he|is|upset He makes sure that the friend is dead, even though one understands that he is upset.

Han gør præcis det, han ikke burde: slår ham ihjel. he|does|exactly|that|he|not|should|hits|him|to death He does exactly what he shouldn't: kills him.

Når noget bryder med normen, overraskes vi og griner. when|something|breaks|with|the norm|we are surprised|we|and|we laugh When something breaks the norm, we are surprised and laugh.

Når vi ler, føler vi overlegenhed. when|we|we laugh|we feel|we|superiority When we laugh, we feel superiority.

Kommer andre galt af sted, griner vi, lettede over, at det ikke var os selv. comes|others|wrong|off|place|we laugh|we|relieved|that|that|it|not|was|us|self When others get into trouble, we laugh, relieved that it wasn't us.

I 2001 påtog et forskerhold anført af Richard Weissman ... in|took on|a|research team|led|by|Richard|Weissman In 2001, a research team led by Richard Weissman ...

... ham her ... at finde verdens sjoveste joke. him|here|to|find|world's|funniest|joke ... him here ... to find the world's funniest joke.

De oprettede den her side til formålet. Ja, sådan så det ud. they|created|the|here|page|for|purpose|yes|like that|saw|it|looked They created this page for that purpose. Yes, that's how it looked.

Her kunne alle indsende jokes og stemme på de bedste. here|could|everyone|submit|jokes|and|vote|on|the|best Here, everyone could submit jokes and vote for the best.

På et år blev der indsendt 40.000 jokes fra 70 lande og stemt to millioner gange. in|a|year|was|there|submitted|jokes|from|countries|and|voted|two|million|times In one year, 40,000 jokes were submitted from 70 countries and voted on two million times.

I 2002 blev undersøgelsen offentliggjort, og vinderen blev jægerjoken. in|was|the study|published|and|the winner|was|the hunter joke In 2002, the study was published, and the winner was the hunter joke.

En anden interessant konklusion var - an|other|interesting|conclusion|was Another interesting conclusion was -

- at humor varierer meget fra land til land. that|humor|varies|a lot|from|country|to|country - that humor varies greatly from country to country.

Humor er sjov, fordi den er universel og samtidig personlig. humor|is|fun|because|it|is|universal|and|at the same time|personal Humor is funny because it is universal and at the same time personal.

Surrealistiske jokes var populære i europæiske lande. surrealist|jokes|were|popular|in|European|countries Surrealist jokes were popular in European countries.

Humor knytter sig til vores kultur, samfund og det, vi oplever hver dag - humor|connects|oneself|to|our|culture|society|and|that|we|experience|every|day Humor is connected to our culture, society, and what we experience every day -

- og meget humor handler om det, vi kender. and|much|humor|deals|with|that|we|know - and much of humor is about what we know.

Her får i den joke, der var mest populær i blandt andet Danmark. here|get|you|the|joke|that|was|most|popular|in|among|other|Denmark Here is the joke that was the most popular in Denmark, among others.

En hund vil sende et telegram og skriver: a|dog|will|send|a|telegram|and|writes A dog wants to send a telegram and writes:

Ekspedienten siger høfligt: "Der er kun ni ord. Du kan få et vov mere med." the clerk|says|politely|there|are|only|nine|words|you|can|get|a|bark|more|with The clerk politely says: "There are only nine words. You can get one more bark in."

Hunden svarer: "Så vil det overhovedet ikke give nogen mening!" the dog|answers|then|will|it|at all|not|give|any|sense The dog replies: "Then it wouldn't make any sense at all!"

Jeg elsker jokes, både gode og dårlige. Jeg griner nok mest af de dårlige. I|love|jokes|both|good|and|bad|I|laugh|probably|most|at|the|bad I love jokes, both good and bad. I probably laugh the most at the bad ones.

Har du en yndlingsjoke, så del den med os, så vi kan grine ad den eller dig. have|you|a|favorite joke|so|share|it|with|us|so|we|can|laugh|at|it|or|you If you have a favorite joke, share it with us so we can laugh at it or at you.

Uanset om du fik et smil på læben, er vi glade, hvis du liker og subscriber. regardless|if|you|got|a|smile|on|lips|are|we|happy|if|you|like|and|subscribe Regardless of whether you smiled, we are happy if you like and subscribe.