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7.17.2008

The Oldest Joke Unearthed

The oldest recorded joke in the world has been found. It was told 4,600 years ago to Pharaoh Snefru by the magician Djadjamankh.

"How do you entertain a bored pharaoh? You sail a boatload of young women dressed only in fishing nets down the Nile and urge the pharaoh to go catch a fish."

Okay, so it loses something in the translation and the passage of time, but I doubt that old Pharaoh soiled his sarong over it.