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In a study by Laughlab — an experiment in mass humour — the joke about Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson on a camping trip was found to be the world’s funniest on the laughometer scale. A Kenyan rendition goes something like this (no pun intended): A Kikuyu and Dr Onyango go on a camping trip in open country. They set up their tent and fall asleep.
Some hours later, the Kikuyu wakes up and nudges his faithful friend, “Dr Onyango, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.” Dr Onyango replies, “I see millions of stars.” “What does that tell you?” asks his friend.
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