[briffid]

Why is that in English speaking world a joke is almost always a pun?

[bawolff]

In terms of forums, i think pun jokes work well in text, where most other types of jokes depend a lot more on delivery.

[Disposal8433]

It could also be some bias on what we read or hear around us. But I agree that it's unsettling because in French we almost never make puns as "jokes." French puns have always a component of "higher literacy" that is not what we want in a joke.

[GuB-42]

Most quick jokes in French are puns in some way, including the famous "blagues Carambar".

For those who don't know, Carambar is a brand of candy where the wrapper contains a joke. Always regarded a terrible, we love them anyways. Similar to dad jokes in English.

The longer the joke, the less it tends to rely on puns. You don't hear puns very often in stand up comedy for instance.

[yesbabyyes]

It would be trivial to change the joke, keep the setup and get a similar effect without a pun.

I asked for one random number

And?

He told me two

I like the joke

[ksynwa]

Isn't this a pun too? It could mean that he gave you two random numbers or two as the random number.