I have good news and bad news.

Bad news is that I can’t make it to the SA Blog Awards, I have MC duties at my cousin’s wedding.

The good news is that I tested one of the jokes I plan to use during the evening’s proceedings on Heather Ford last night at the 27dinner and it seemed to work.

I used what is, according to research from the University of Hertfordshire, the world’s funniest joke:

“A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn’t seem to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls the emergency services.
He gasps to the operator: “My friend is dead! What can I do?”
The operator, in a calm soothing voice says: “Just take it easy. I can help. First, let’s make sure he’s dead.”
There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy’s voice comes back on the line.
He says: “OK, now what?”

I’m still not sure if its really the funniest joke ever. Maybe Heather was just giving me a token laugh. What if i bomb? I’ve always wanted to really use the phrase “Tough crowd”, maybe this will be my chance.

Personally, I like what Jerry Seinfeld has to say about weddings:

The idea behind the tuxedo is the woman’s point of view that men are all the same; so we might as well dress them that way. That’s why a wedding is like the joining together of a beautiful, glowing bride and some guy. The tuxedo is a wedding safety device, created by women because they know that men are undependable. So in case the groom chickens out, everybody just takes one step over, and she marries the next guy.