2007-02-25 05:13:59 · 16 answers · asked by nicole t 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Its correct medical name is the humerus.
2007-02-25 05:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by lozzielaws 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's probaby because the correct term for that bone is humerus which sounds like humourous - funny. When you hit it, it's not at all funny, just all numb and tingly.
2007-02-25 15:05:38 · answer #2 · answered by helen p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's known as your funny bone because it's correct name is the Humourous bone.
2007-02-25 13:18:30 · answer #3 · answered by Fiona Volpe © 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it's called the humerus, so its official nickname is the funny bone, but it's not really funny because it's not really 'humerous'!
2007-02-25 18:03:00 · answer #4 · answered by used to live in Wales 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the name of the bone in your upper arm - HUMERUS
2007-02-25 22:46:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its medical name for the funny bone is the humerous thats why it gets the name funny bone ....i think!!
2007-02-25 13:19:15 · answer #6 · answered by babscabs 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's a play on the word "humerus" (the correct spelling), which is its proper name.
It's nothing to do with "humorous", it just sounds the same.
...hey, that rhymes...
2007-02-25 18:06:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My seven year old asked me that question this morning when she banged into the doorframe. She certainly saw nothing funny about it!
2007-02-26 05:08:37 · answer #8 · answered by worriedmum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No..it's a play on the scientific name:
humerus" which sounds like "humorous"
2007-02-25 13:54:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is called the Humerus and I believe is actually a nerve.
2007-02-25 13:19:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋