A team of academics has discovered this joke, first told in ancient Sumeria around 39 centuries ago, is the world's oldest: "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap." Haha. Brilliant. I... ...full story at digg
from digg on Tue, Aug 05 2008
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Sumerians cracked world's oldest joke » the register (uk) 'I'm not saying my mother in law's...' UKTV has published what it claims to be the world's oldest joke - a Sumerian rib-tickler dating back to 1,900 BC which goes: "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in... |
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World's oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC » digg 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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World's Oldest Bible Going Online » slashdot 99luftballon writes "The British Museum is putting online the remaining fragments of the world's oldest Bible. The Codex Sinaiticus dates to the fourth century BCE and was discovered in the 19th century. Very few people have seen it due to its fragile... |
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World's Oldest Man Dies At The Age Of 138 » digg A great-grand father believed to be the world's oldest man has died at the age of 138. |
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Debate Rages over 'Oldest Dinosaur' Find in Germany » digg A scientist in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt believes he has uncovered tracks from the world's oldest dinosaur. But the footprints at the center of the find have sparked a major debate among scientists... |
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