General General : Where did the joke 'why did the chicken cross the road' come from and why is it funny? Where did the joke 'why did the chicken cross the road' come from and why is it funny?

by Lisa H Warren

Where the joke came from I don't know, but I recall the first time I heard it and how super-funny I thought it was:

I was three or four years old and with my mother in the kitchen of my childhood home. All of a sudden my mother - out of nowhere - asked me "Why did the chicken cross the road?" The question was an odd one as far as I was concerned, but I said, "I don't know" and waited to see what other

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General Should the 'knock knock joke' disappear?

by Pj Cioffi

I found this topic wading through the "Other" section of Helium, and I will admit, it doesn't easily fit under anything else. Still,

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General Readers share jokes

by Chris Green

I love jokes although I can sympathize with comedians; being asked to tell one on the spot is murder.

However, I do try to take notes

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General Best ways to deal with cold callers

by Christopher Giofreda

The dreaded cold call! It's the dinnertime bogeyman come to pay a visit. After a long, hard day of work you finally sit down to relax.

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