An old jape, probably from the 1950s, heard from my father: A tour guide somewhere in the US southwest stands in front of a building and says "This building is

An old jape, probably from the 1950s, heard from my father: A tour guide somewhere in the US southwest stands in front of a building and says "This building is one of the oldest in the territory, a hundred and twenty years old. Think of that folks, a hundred and twenty years old." A voice from the back of the crowd says, "I can't wait to get back to Damascus and tell them." [edit: changed initial "And" to "An".]