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World's oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC

reuters.com — The world's oldest recorded joke has been traced back to 1900 BC and suggests toilet humor was as popular with the ancients as it is today.

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  • ironeus, on 08/01/2008, -0/+103It's nice to read British Humor hasn't changed since the 10th century.
  • Plasmatica, on 07/31/2008, -7/+86The world's oldest joke is McCain. *rimshot*
  • superfusion, on 07/31/2008, -6/+80I can't believe that beat out the world's oldest knock knock joke:

    - Knock! knock!
    - Who's there?
    - Sumerians
    - Sumerians who?
    - Some Arians are here; they're asking about a lost Ark?
    - Tell them it won't be invented for another 500 years! Jesus!
    - Who?
  • dacrusher, on 07/31/2008, -4/+73Did it occur to anyone else that the world's oldest joke might also be the world's oldest reference to queefing?

  • suckonthat, on 07/31/2008, -6/+61i thought it was going to be the aristocrats...
  • LaughingMan89, on 07/31/2008, -3/+57The world's oldest recorded joke has been traced back to 1900 BC narrowly edging out classic internet favorites such as "all your base," lolcats, and everything that makes Digg's front page.
  • canewediggit, on 07/31/2008, -2/+36knock my wife out and drag her home by her hair............ please
  • Janizzary, on 08/01/2008, -0/+31Oh those wild and wacky Sumerians! Did those guys know how to party or what?
  • DforSpiD, on 08/01/2008, -2/+30http://www.instantrimshot.com/
  • d3lta, on 07/31/2008, -2/+29Totally original, I swear!
  • dvsbastard, on 08/01/2008, -0/+26This joke is older than the internet...
  • JasonHaley, on 08/01/2008, -1/+25You might think the Sumerian joke isn't funny, but keep in mind that back then they might not have found the "does it run crysis?" meme funny either.
    To each his own.
  • Maxmaxxwell, on 08/01/2008, -0/+24Still don't get it...
  • Haoie, on 07/31/2008, -1/+25Some jokes just aren't funny, no matter the time period.
  • LeviTheSmith, on 08/01/2008, -0/+21I don't get it
  • handheldchimp, on 08/01/2008, -7/+28Congratulations! You have mastered the art of Copy and Paste!
  • TonyTheTerrible, on 08/01/2008, -0/+18Watch out, Carlos Mencia might steal them!
  • infiniphunk, on 08/01/2008, -1/+19Sometimes when you are banging your girl/wife, it forces air up there, and on the next thrust, it makes it fart, or queef.
  • inactive, on 08/01/2008, -0/+16"8. Augustus was touring his Empire and noticed a man in the crowd who bore a striking resemblance to himself. Intrigued he asked: "Was your mother at one time in service at the Palace?" "No your Highness," he replied, "but my father was." (Credited to the Emporer Augustus 63 BC – 29 AD)"

    How badass must it be to be emperor if jokes that have punchlines that are at your expense are credited to you?? LOL!
  • brendanryder, on 07/31/2008, -4/+18"Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap."
  • infiniphunk, on 08/01/2008, -0/+13Congratulations. You got the joke :)
  • jaredcat, on 08/01/2008, -0/+13Thanks for the explanation....

    -clueless gay guy
  • Pilot85, on 07/31/2008, -0/+12waka waka
  • inactive, on 08/01/2008, -1/+13"How do you entertain a bored pharaoh? You sail a boatload of young women dressed only in fishing nets down the Nile and urge the pharaoh to go catch a fish."
    Those Egyptians were so funny
  • thisguy47, on 08/01/2008, -2/+14http://www.instantrimjob.com/
  • tupperbacharach, on 08/01/2008, -0/+12The world's ***funniest*** joke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvj1QGqfQyg
  • MegaByte, on 08/01/2008, -2/+13"AD" is "Anno Domini," not "After Death."
    If it were "After Death," you'd need another set of dates, "DC."
  • evan3168, on 08/01/2008, -0/+10ZING!
  • Fadakar, on 08/01/2008, -6/+15***** you two of my friends died laughing at your comment
  • Userfaulty, on 07/31/2008, -5/+14Umm..You are thinking backwards. Its BC. Not AD. Think of it as BC (Before Christ) and AD (After Death). So the 1900 BC joke is 300 years older than the 1600 BC joke.
  • sumiguchi, on 08/01/2008, -0/+8What a lie! I know for a fact that the Reverend Bob Levy wrote that joke.

    Baba Boooey!
  • whatthefu, on 08/01/2008, -0/+8Here are the top ten from the people who compiled them: http://uktv.co.uk/dave/item/aid/604717

    "7. Man is even more eager to copulate than a donkey - his purse is what restrains him (Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period 304 BC – 30 BC)" Well *****.
  • inactive, on 08/01/2008, -4/+12My wife is fairly young and she is constantly ripping farts. It is not funny.
  • Jeffler, on 08/01/2008, -0/+8All 10 jokes:
    http://uktv.co.uk/dave/item/aid/604717
  • Velnich, on 08/01/2008, -0/+7What is "Queef" pluralized?

    Quaffle.
  • handheldchimp, on 08/01/2008, -2/+9Who the ***** dug him down?
  • scott1, on 08/01/2008, -0/+6They made that joke up when they were trying to figure how to use the Holy Hand Grenade
  • diemunkiesdie, on 08/01/2008, -1/+7I don't think ANYONE finds the "Does it run Crysis?" meme funny.
  • quomen, on 08/01/2008, -7/+13***** you. Just *****. you.
  • Reasonableguy, on 08/01/2008, -0/+6Did you just... No, nobody could possibly be that stupid... It's impossible... Infeasible... Unthinkable...

    Did you or did you not just copy-paste an earlier comment?! DID YOU OR DID YOU NOT?!?!
  • SPARTACVS, on 08/01/2008, -0/+5"Wenn ist das nunstuck git und slotermeyer?
    Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!"

    "HAHAHAHAAAHA! *thump*"
  • dswinder, on 07/31/2008, -1/+6Yeah, I realized that after the fact.
  • beasty_dave_Mk2, on 08/01/2008, -0/+5holy *****, seeing DuffyDirect's reaction and how twisted his panties got, I'm SO calling it BCE/CE now.

  • Chainheart, on 08/01/2008, -0/+5There's a good and a bad time to bring up religion... and, we'll... this wasn't the best choice.
  • phyx726, on 08/01/2008, -1/+6farting is always funny
  • GalacticRerun, on 08/01/2008, -0/+5Thanks for going back in time to find out.
  • inactive, on 08/01/2008, -0/+4Whoa, oh *****, this totally IS a straight guy joke!
  • TheTaoOfBill, on 08/01/2008, -0/+4I'm pretty sure the "two of my friends died" joke is older.
  • proghead, on 08/01/2008, -0/+4"How do you entertain a bored pharaoh? You sail a boatload of young women dressed only in fishing nets down the Nile and urge the pharaoh to go catch a fish"

    classic...
  • judicar, on 08/01/2008, -0/+48. Augustus was touring his Empire and noticed a man in the crowd who bore a striking resemblance to himself. Intrigued he asked: "Was your mother at one time in service at the Palace?" "No your Highness," he replied, "but my father was." (Credited to the Emporer Augustus 63 BC – 29 AD)

    Now that's funny.
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