A man boarded a bus and saw the back bench seat occupied by a group of schoolboys. He made his way to the back and heard one of the boys yell out “5” and the whole group laughed loudly. Another boy yelled out “23” and louder laughter ensued. This went on for sometime and the man out of curiosity asked one of the boys what was up. He said that they had numbered the jokes they knew and just called out the joke number instead of telling the whole joke.

The man thought he would give it a try and yelled “3” – no one laughed. He tried again “7” – silence. “Whats wrong?” he asked.

“C’mon mate – there is a way to tell a joke” the boy replied.