חמוד ! חמוד ! חמוד !.....  

להלן קטע ממאמר של הCNN שנמצא בלינק הבא:
http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/12/20/britain.laughter/

The year-long research hopes to collect jokes from 100,000 people in an effort to understand if universal humour exists, and whether it can further our understanding of the brain.

People taking part are invited both to submit and rate jokes over the Web.

About 10,000 jokes have been submitted so far, with one about Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson emerging as the early winner, with a top rating from 47% of those taking part.

The joke, submitted by Geoff Anandappa, from Blackpool, goes like this: Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go camping, and pitch their tent under the stars.

During the night, Holmes wakes his companion and says: "Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me what you deduce."

Watson says: "I see millions of stars, and even if a few of those have planets, it's quite likely there are some planets like Earth, and if there are a few planets like Earth out there, there might also be life."

Holmes replies: "Watson, you idiot. Somebody stole our tent ..."