Thoughts on humor

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According to a recent wide-ranging survey of humor, the funniest animal is the duck.

However, there is a minority opinion that states that the platypus is the funniest animal.

So, I'd like people's opinions:

If I were a paid user, I'd probably do this with an lj-poll or something like that, but, as I'm not, I suppose we'll just have to discuss:

Which is funnier:

1a: A duck walks into a pharmacy, says, "Gimmie some chapstick, and put it on my bill!"
1b: A platypus walks into a pharmacy, says, "Gimmie some chapstick, and put it on my bill!"

2a: Why do platypuses have webbed feet? To stamp out forest fires! Why do elephants have flat feet? To stamp out burning platypuses!
2b: Why do ducks have webbed feet? To stamp out forest fires! Why do elephants have flat feet? To stamp out burning ducks!

Discuss.

Comments

Re:

[copperpoint.livejournal.com]

Wait, I thought we were both in favor of the duck?

[elynne.livejournal.com]

... you know, I'm very tempted to come up with a joke to which that is the punchline. :)

Re:

[copperpoint.livejournal.com]

I'd like to hear it.