It heads the world's oldest top 10 joke list published by the University of Wolverhampton by the Sumerians, who lived in what is now southern Iraq and goes something like this:
"Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap."
Get it? Neither do I.
Other old jokes include:
A 1600 BC gag about a pharaoh, said to be King Snofru, comes second --
"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."
Get it? Neither do I.
The oldest British joke dates back to the 10th Century and reveals the bawdy face of the Anglo-Saxons:
"What hangs at a man's thigh and wants to poke the hole that it's often poked before? Answer: A key."
I get it. But it's not funny.
Dr. Paul McDonald, senior lecturer at the university remarks, "Jokes have varied over the years, with some taking the question and answer format while others are witty proverbs or riddles."
"What they all share however, is a willingness to deal with taboos and a degree of rebellion. Modern puns, Essex girl jokes and toilet humor can all be traced back to the very earliest jokes identified in this research."
The most recent joke was published on the university's webpage:
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