Study: A bad joke might endanger the teller

Friday, August 22, 2008 - 05:42 in Psychology & Sociology

(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 the listeners.

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