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> the humor is repetitious and hard to embrace the world's oldest joke - a Sumerian rib-tickler dating back to 1,900 BC which goes: "Something which has never
by Torwald 7y ago
> the humor is repetitious and hard to embrace
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 her husband's lap."
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/01/oldest_joke/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/01/oldest_joke/
Explain ancient humor to me. I am all for embracing it.
- mcguire 7y agoThe Greeks had some rather sarcastic humor in various plays. The Egyptians had no sense of humor, neither did the Romans. But the Sumerians are funny. http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section5/tr551.htm http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section5/tr551.htm
- wl 7y agoThe ancient Egyptians had a sense of humor. The problem is that ancient Egyptian literature is usually only read by people who are learning the Egyptian language. Wenamun is a comedy of errors. Setne Khamwas contains slapstick. Hathor's rampage across the earth in the form of Sekemet is ended with massive quantities of beer dyed red.
- riffraff 7y agotalking of greeks, it seems worth mentioning laconic humor. The "if"[0] thing is still funny after centuries, imo. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconic_phrase#Uses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconic_phrase#Uses
- mcguire 7y ago"Nuts."
- virtualritz 7y agoHow do we know the Egyptians or the Romans had no sense of humor? A lacking written record proves only that: a lacking written record. Can you imagine a society w/o laughter?