Re:World's Oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC (2008)
by User23 on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @07:58PM
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Is it really fart or did they mean queef?
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Re:World's Oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC (2008)
by teorema on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @09:05PM
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Interestingly, I tried to track down something more scholarly because I think you're asking a fair question. I couldn't actually find anything.
This was the closest I could find:
https://janes.scholasticahq.com/article/2238.pdf
It doesn't really answer your question although it does point to a genre of Sumerian humor involving sexual disgust. Some of the lines are vaguely similar to the one in the article.
Re:World's Oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC (2008)
by CharlesW on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @08:16PM
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Women fart. (Something I thought I'd never have to say.)
Re:World's Oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC (2008)
by Igelau on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @09:09PM
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I don't think GP was suggesting women don't fart. It's a relevant question.
Re:World's Oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC (2008)
by Fern_Blossom on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @09:16PM
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Pretty sure they are trying to finger out if there's a chance of mistranslation or an extra layer of pun to it.
Re:World's Oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC (2008)
by readingnews on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @09:31PM
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I am sure that "finger" is not a Freudian slip.
Re:World's Oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC (2008)
by Fern_Blossom on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @09:33PM
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Sadly, that joke will not last for 4,000 years :)
Re:World's Oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC (2008)
by User23 on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @09:40PM
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This literally made my wife laugh out loud.
Re:World's Oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC (2008)
by Igelau on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @09:06PM
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That's a relevant question. "In her husband's lap" could be interpreted as girl-on-top, making pretty good odds for hilarious noises. I'd be interested to know how they did the translation.