“Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband’s lap.”
I know it’s a gut buster. Go ahead and take a second I can wait…………………….whew…I had to find some kleenex to dry the tears. That doozy is considered the oldest recorded joke in the world and it was dropped by some clever Sumerian sometime around 1900 B.C. Actually in all seriousness I think the best part about that joke is that what was true almost 4,000 years ago is still true today, the ladies don’t like breaking wind.
The University of Wolverhampton has put together a top 10 list of the oldest jokes in the world. If you thought number one was good take a gander at number two.
“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.”
Brilliant! Hit the link to check out the full top 10 list.
