 Study: A bad joke might endanger the teller August 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- There's a reason comedians call it "dying on stage." Research by a Washington State University linguist found that people who tell bad jokes often endure an astonishing outpouring of hostility from ... | |
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