In the checkout line at Monterey Market:
ME Are those mangosteens?
MAN They’re baby artichokes.
You eat them raw, he said. Peel off the outer leaves and slice them thin.
MAN With some Pecorino sliced thin, pinenuts, a little olive oil . . .
ME Sounds Italian.
MAN Yes, it is.
Everyone laughed.
A collection of mathematical jokes at Wikipedia includes some nice ones — such as
Why do mathematicians think Halloween and Christmas are the same?
Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec.
– but inexplicably omits my favorite:
Why is six afraid of seven?
Because seven ate nine.
Why is this funny (at least to a 5-year-old)? Because we enjoy seeing unexpected connections.
Not quite everyday humor . . . but very funny.
“Dammit George, you picked up while I was doing the Internet!”
Type of joke: Feeling superior? (That is, it’s funny for the reason we laugh when someone slips on a banana peel.)
From product investment, which has other great links.
At a wine tasting, I was chatting with two women who are friends.
Me (to one of them): How did your friend entice you to come to this event?
Woman: She told me I was coming.
Laughter.
Type of joke: ?. Actually, it was the truth. Even armed with my idea that laughter is caused by sudden pleasure I still find it very hard to say why we laughed. How odd this is! Laughter is a big and important part of life. Visible, common, highly desirable — yet mysterious.