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Kittigate

The oldest joke on record: "a bride should not fart while sitting on her husband's lap". Do you think it's funny?

Or has it gotten stale over the last 5 or 6 thousand years? 

Posted - October 27, 2019
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  • 53509
    How or why would anyone assume that it’s “the oldest joke on record”?  Humor existed long before the concept of marriage came about, so other types of jokes would have preceded this one. 

    No, I don’t think it’s funny, I don’t even understand it. Any “joke“ that needs to be explained isn’t funny, and by extension isn’t a joke. 

    :|
      October 27, 2019 10:23 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    The oldest joke on written record. It IS sorta funny. I never heard it before. 
      October 27, 2019 10:35 AM MDT
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  • 53509
    Some people find certain things to be funny and others do not. We are each entitled to determine for ourselves what is or is not funny. 

    When you refer to recorded history, please cite your source. I am doubtful that this quip you’ve found is the first recorded joke ever, but I am willing to admit that I am wrong if proven otherwise. 
    —-
      October 27, 2019 10:42 AM MDT
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  • 13395




    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.insider.com/historians-10-oldest-jokes-in-history-1900bc-2019-7

     This post was edited by Kittigate at October 27, 2019 11:33 PM MDT
      October 27, 2019 11:31 AM MDT
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  • 10026
    Not to get into the schematics of the question, I thought it was funny and good advice.  It goes hand-in-hand with all good tips needed on a first date and when you are on your honeymoon.

    Miss Manners would definitely approve and so would my Grammie!

    *I read it to Don and he got a chuckle out of it, too! :) :) This post was edited by Merlin at October 27, 2019 11:34 PM MDT
      October 27, 2019 11:15 AM MDT
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  • 17596
    Are you Italian?  I ask because almost all of my Italian friends who have grandchildren are know to them as "Grammie."
      October 27, 2019 11:34 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    I'm not sure.  There may be some Italian in me.  To the best of my knowledge, I'm your "run of the mill," mutt.  That probably makes me a true American. :)
    It's been so long, I'm not super positive but pretty positive.  I started calling her Grammie because my older sister called her Grams and I didn't want her to get us mixed up... especially when we talked on the phone.
    I don't remember how old I was but I pray I wasn't any older than 5. 
    Big Smiles.
    Thanks for asking! :) :)
      October 28, 2019 12:08 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    I don't think it's terribly funny. My wife and I were just discussing this, and we agreed that if two people truly love each other, then farting is no big deal.
      October 27, 2019 11:24 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    You can both fart together and live happily ever after! 
      October 27, 2019 11:32 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    Indeed.
      October 27, 2019 12:02 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    I wife should not TRUMP is much funnier.
      October 27, 2019 11:35 AM MDT
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  • 53509
    What does "I wife" mean, please?
    ___
      October 27, 2019 11:39 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    Since when do YOU think Trump is funny?
      October 27, 2019 12:03 PM MDT
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  • 34280
    You left part of it out:

    Academics have compiled a list of the most ancient gags and the oldest, harking back to 1900BC, is a Sumerian proverb from what is now southern Iraq.

    "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap," goes the joke.

    Still I think it may need more context....

      October 27, 2019 11:47 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Ok. I saw the item a couple days ago,  I was just going by memory.
    I probably should have included the link with 'description' This post was edited by Kittigate at October 27, 2019 5:58 PM MDT
      October 27, 2019 12:02 PM MDT
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  • 34280
    It could be a dirty joke.... 
      October 27, 2019 2:02 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    I thought it was a polite joke.
      October 27, 2019 2:36 PM MDT
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  • 34280
    Could be....I do not know. That is where knowing the culture etc helps put things into context. 
    I could be way off or completely correct. Can't really get into it here. 
      October 27, 2019 2:57 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    I find it to be words of wisdom from women who would like to feel "womanly" and desired.
    What made it funny for me was the visual I drew from it!

    :):)

    This post was edited by Merlin at October 27, 2019 6:06 PM MDT
      October 27, 2019 6:01 PM MDT
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  • 11109
    Maybe a bride should not fart while sitting on her husband's lap should be written into marriage vows.  This is drifting off topic but I save my farts for bath time then when I play torpedo the Bismarck I can make bubbles and bubbly sounds as she is sinking. Cheers!  
      October 27, 2019 12:14 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    Big Giggles with Bubbles!!
    I do agree that some gals might truly benefit from those wise words to be written in their wedding vows!!

    I must ask.  Is it the smell of your saved farts that sink the Bismarck or the velocity of the torpedos sent that sinks it?

    On the same topic, for us, we save our farts when we bathe together because we can't afford a jacuzzi!

    It can be quite a bubbly time depending on what we had for dinner.  ;) :)

    This post was edited by Merlin at October 27, 2019 11:45 PM MDT
      October 27, 2019 6:15 PM MDT
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  • 11109
    Its always my trusty old  torpedo that sinks the Bismarck the bubbles are just special effects. Cheers! This post was edited by Nanoose at October 28, 2019 12:17 AM MDT
      October 27, 2019 6:54 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    To the extent that it reminds me of how embarrassing that would probably be, it is amusing to me, but it is a normal bodily function with unpleasant side effects on the body if it is eliminated by the individual.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4_-FRG9t7M

    https://www.livescience.com/62165-how-to-overcome-embarrassment-fart-study.html
      October 27, 2019 1:44 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    That's good -thanks for the links.
      October 27, 2019 1:54 PM MDT
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