• Volkditty@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    I have always wanted to go back and visit a pub in ancient Sumeria or somewhere, just to listen in and see how much people haven’t changed over the eras. People complaining about their boss, making rude jokes, singing off key…I’m sure it’s all there.

    One of the earliest known jokes archeologists have found starts off, “A dog walks into a bar…” No one today understands the punchline, but I’m fascinated that style of joke has been around since the dawn of human civilization.