Read this…. The right joke delivered correctly can make you unpopular….

The wrong joke can be an embarassment….

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Research by a US linguist at Washington State University found that people who tell bad jokes often endure an astonishing outpouring of hostility from the
listeners.

There are several reasons for the strong responses.

First, such canned humour often disrupts the natural flow of
conversation. And jokes that fail to deliver humour are a violation of
a social contract, so punishing the teller can discourage similar
behaviour in the future.

Finally, a stupid joke insults the listener by suggesting that he or she might actually find it funny, Bell said.