Why is the funny bone so called?
444158
becausre it is th ulbnar nerve being hit  at the groove of the base of the numerus bone. This "pun" plays on the similarity of the terms "humerous" and the bone's actual name, "humerus"
768502
Why would you say that?  The person using that name could just have a tilted sense of humor...
909354
making fun of something that exists
759603
Because it's always funny to see something misfortunate happen to someone since it doesnt happen very often. Charley Chaplain understood this and in his comedies, he 'inflicted' pain onto himself. Of course it was fake but he did it for the amusement of others.
522405
The funny bone isn't really a bone at all. It is the area on the back side of your elbow where the nerves for part of your hand run close to the surface between your skin and your elbow. If you hit this area it hurts a lot and your pinky feels funny as in weird, hence, the funny bone.
780383
spinaltap was famous for  making fun of it
852110
In the past I always thought "T-Bone" would'a been cool. "If they're gonna look at me like a piece of meat....."\nNow I'm called "Turtle" only by a few, cuz I love 'em.( It's my Karaoke-Stage-Name)\nFunny thing tho.. they call my 20 yr old son the same thing...Who Knew?
861998
It's suppose to be tongue-in-cheek humour, but, yes, some people may find it quite offensive. It's a stereotypical view of some of the ethic groups.
208379
because the bone where the nerve mass in question is located is called the "humorus". That's the upper bone of your arm. The lower two are the Radius and the Ulna
912844
It would make sense that you would feel pain all the way down your arm. There is a nerve that goes down you arm along your humerous. That's why it hurts so much when you hit your "funny bone". You hit the nerve on your humerous. Get it? Funny bone, humerous? Hahaha! Seriously! That's why they call it the funny bone.
1137163
it'd be better if u said what do u call a funny RABBIT Harlarious cause it IS a Hare. and there are lots of things that have hair WE have hair so not really funny.
790452
Isn't your statement a bit puerile? Surely, you already know the answer to this question, but only wish to make a joke about the language of cricket. Frankly, they do have funny lingo. Like, what is a Silly Mid-off?...or LBW, Leg before wicket...fine but what if hits another part of the body...Scapula Before Wicket? Is that part of LBW? Or NBW. Nose Before Wicket!
88348
he first written record of the insult occurred in ancient Greece, where the playwright Aristophanes (the Adam Sandler of his day) made a crude joke mixing up the middle finger and the penis. Even back then, the bird was considered an aggressive, phallic put-down.\n\nIt has been argued by anthropologists that the finger is a a variant of a classic "phallic aggressive" gesture used by primates. By jabbing a threatening phallus at your enemy like a wild animal, you aren't just belittling him, but also making him your sexual inferior. Instead of using a real penis, civilized Janes and Platos called upon the substitute wieners within their own hands to mock, threaten, and humiliate opponents.\n\nAnd boy, did it. When the Romans imported the art, music, and culture of the Greeks, the finger came along, too. Roman Emperor Caligula, a pioneer in perversity, frequently shocked his citizens by forcing them to kiss his middle finger instead of his hand. One of his subjects, Cassius, who Caligula often taunted as being too effeminate, finally had enough humiliation and assassinated him. Clearly, the bird was not to be taken lightly.\n\nDuring the Middle Ages, the finger went underground. It was still known, but the Catholic Church frowned upon its use, as the middle finger was supposed to be holy in the Mass. The unholy insult lurked deep within the hearts of filthy- minded folks everywhere, hiding from sight until the 19th century when it began to crop up again thanks to a new invention -photography.\n\nIn 1886, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn slipped his little finger fastball into the Boston Beaneaters team picture. The split-second art of photography could turn the once-boring painted portrait into a spontaneous work of rebellion, humor and spunk. Americans everywhere quickly got into the act.\n\nIn the polyglot, immigrant mish-mash of early 20th century America, the finger was the one symbol every man, woman and dog could understand. With the invention of the automobile, it could be delivered from behind the safety of glass & steel, and at great speeds. All the finger needs to deliver its punch is a clear line of sight. Check out THIS horizon line, baby!\n\nThroughout the 20th century, the finger has penetrated all levels of society. Roughhewn farmers did it, hippies did it, and even the Vice President of the United States got into the act. At a campaign stop for Senator Bob Dole in 1976, Nelson Rockefeller was heckled by protesters telling him what they thought of his Vietnam war policy by casting their middle finger votes. Never one to back down, Rocky just flipped it right back.\n \nConsidering the Vice-president of the USA could flip off with impunity, it is no surprise that only a few months later, an appellate court in Connecticut ruled the finger was not legally obscene, releasing it from its gilded cage.\n\nAt the dawn of a new millennium, we can rest assured this once endangered bird is thriving. Today it appears in films ("Titanic"), books (Elizabeth Wurtzel's "Bitch"), school yards, and most recently, network television (on "NYPD Blue"). Instead of shunning this "obscene" gesture, we must treasure its rich cultural heritage. We are living in the Golden Age of The Finger. Get used to it.
655262
It's just a nickname from a show or a movie if I recall. It is a ghetto name we use to be funny, to make fun of the different types of crazy ghetto names peple have
535730
FLESHSNAKE!! ROTFLMAO\n\nThat is f@ckin hilarious!
383708
No That's so not suppose to be funny. It's a show for freaks who think it's funny. I think it's what to inappropriate!!!!!! I don't know why people are so weird to create things that are inappropriate......and it should be illegal and they should go to Jail for that.
2060
TELL ME ABOUT IT,IT' SO WRONG, BUT IT DOES MAKE YOU LAUGH SO HARD THAT YOU CAN  BLOW YOUR BELLY BUTTON OFF.HAHAHAHAHAHAH CHECK IT OUT, IT IS CRAZY FUNNY.\nYOU ARE RIGHT ZOMBIE GIRL:0)