Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap.
*\*This lowbrow Sumerian quip is the oldest recorded joke in history, dating back to 1900 BCE.*
This may be the oldest recorded joke ever...
National Public Radio (NPR) in the US suggested in 2016 that the oldest recorded joke is from Bronze Age Sumeria (an early Mesopotamian civilization dating 3300-1200BC). The joke goes: "What has never happened since time immemorial? A young wife has not farted on her husband's lap."
The world's oldest recorded joke in history.
I'm a long-time fan of this sub-reddit and frequent up-voter, but I seldomly have anything funny to post, so here is the oldest joke in recorded history, dating back to 1900 BC (almost 4 thousand years ago from ancient Sumeria):
Q: What is something that has never before occurred since time i...
Worlds oldest joke (found on r/AskHistorians)
See https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1e5qdi/the_worlds_oldest_jokes/
> Thus far the oldest joke that we have been able to identify by this definition is an old Sumerian saying from ~1900 BCE that is translated as follows: "Something which has never occurred since time immemo...
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