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August 1, 2008 7:51 AM   Subscribe

So... academics report that they have found the world's oldest joke (from around 1900BC). It's certainly not the world's funniest joke, or even a patch on the Ernest Scribbler classic ("Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! ... Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput."), or even the world's funniest religious joke. Frankly it's not that funny. I'll get me coat.
posted by the_very_hungry_caterpillar (7 comments total)

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Not another old joke!
posted by yhbc at 7:57 AM on August 1, 2008


I don't get it.
posted by ook at 8:00 AM on August 1, 2008


Jokes mentioning ducks were seen as funnier than other jokes.

Well duh.
posted by YoBananaBoy at 8:02 AM on August 1, 2008 [2 favorites]


Wow. I wonder if the dude that came up with that thigh-slapper in Sumeria four thousand years ago thought it would live to be discussed on a world-spanning abacus derivative network? I think not.
posted by Happy Dave at 8:14 AM on August 1, 2008


It stinks.
posted by tellurian at 8:17 AM on August 1, 2008


I blame the translator, this joke is totally hilarious and much dirtier in the original Sumarian.
posted by humanfont at 8:26 AM on August 1, 2008 [1 favorite]


This thread would not be complete without some Monty Python.
posted by Vindaloo at 8:30 AM on August 1, 2008


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