Are Your Goldfish Laughing With You or At You?

Does this guy look like he's laughing at your jokes?Xinhua via ZUMA

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Psychologist Richard Wiseman has surveyed pet owners to find out what they think about their pets:

Over half of fish owners said their watery friends had a good sense of humour….The survey also asked people to evaluate themselves. “Fish owners were the happiest,” Wiseman reported on his Quirkology website.

I suppose I’d be pretty happy too if I were so dim that I thought my fish appreciated my jokes. Go ahead, fish owners, defend yourselves.

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