Then we pull Christmas crackers, which typicallycontain some kind of trinket such as akey ring or a small model car or whatnot, apaper party hat and a joke on a slip of paper.We read this joke out for the benefit of everyoneat the table. It seems to be a rule that nocracker can ever contain a joke that is funny.Actually, I think I heard one funny cracker jokeonce but I have forgotten what it was. ......