The World's 10 Oldest Jokes

The Funny Site of the Day -- A branch of UKTV, oddly named Dave, needs to get some new jokes. After a two-month intellectual investigation through history and, I'm betting, underneath Norm Crosby's refrigerator magnets, the Dave Historical Humour Study has "[produced] the first report of its kind into the world's oldest recorded jokes."

The most ancient knee-slapper may date back as far as 1900 BC and the lounge act of Shecky the Elder, opening for Aerosmith. Although not confirmed, it's believed the drinks were watered.

Here's a much fresher belly tickler from Egypt, 1100 BC, because I know you kids demand the cutting edge snark.

"A woman who was blind in one eye has been married to a man for 20 years. When he found another woman he said to her, 'I shall divorce you because you are said to be blind in one eye.' And she answered him: 'Have you just discovered that after 20 years of marriage!?'"

Add a couple of pharoahs commenting, "U suck!!" and you'll see the precursors of Web Humor today.

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