Even in ancient greece there were jokes. Plato wrote about Thales: "Thales was studying the stars and gazing aloft when he fell into a well; a witty and amusi

Even in ancient greece there were jokes. Plato wrote about Thales: "Thales was studying the stars and gazing aloft when he fell into a well; a witty and amusing Thracian servant-girl made fun of him because, she said, he was wild to know about what was up in the sky but failed to see what was in front of him and under his feet."