The Oldest Joke in the Book... Plus 11 Others!

Fr8monkey · 07-11-14, 07:44 PM

It is a saying of the Sumerians, who lived in what is now southern Iraq and goes:

"Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap."

I don't get it either.

The others...

Admiral Halsey · 07-11-14, 07:55 PM

Taken from the comments there as it's quite appropriate.

Fr8monkey · 07-11-14, 08:04 PM

Guess you had to be there. 4,000 years from now, modern jokes will probably suck too.

Stealhead · 07-11-14, 09:12 PM

I get it. It is saying that women(most) tend to avoid farting in the company of men.

Not that funny but I get the gist.

A better way to put it.....

Something that has never happened;a young woman farting on her husbands lap.

Think about it I bet every girlfriend,wife you have known did not break wind intrinsically in your presence for a good while.

In anicent Summaria the wife likely did not meet her husband until just prior to marriage thus increasing the time span of feeling free to fart openly.

Jimbuna · 07-12-14, 04:49 AM

Sounds like a load of hot air.

TarJak · 07-12-14, 05:06 AM

Sumerian fart jokes don't age well.

07-11-14, 07:44 PM	#1
Fr8monkey Captain Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 518 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	The Oldest Joke in the Book... Plus 11 Others! It is a saying of the Sumerians, who lived in what is now southern Iraq and goes: "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap." I don't get it either. The others... __________________ NASA's budget in 2011... $19 billion. Result: Hi-resolution images from 127 million miles away. AT&T's budget in 2011... $20 billion. Result: Still can't get any signal from my bathroom.

07-11-14, 08:04 PM	#3
Fr8monkey Captain Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 518 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Guess you had to be there. 4,000 years from now, modern jokes will probably suck too. __________________ NASA's budget in 2011... $19 billion. Result: Hi-resolution images from 127 million miles away. AT&T's budget in 2011... $20 billion. Result: Still can't get any signal from my bathroom.

07-11-14, 09:12 PM	#4
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I get it. It is saying that women(most) tend to avoid farting in the company of men. Not that funny but I get the gist. A better way to put it..... Something that has never happened;a young woman farting on her husbands lap. Think about it I bet every girlfriend,wife you have known did not break wind intrinsically in your presence for a good while. In anicent Summaria the wife likely did not meet her husband until just prior to marriage thus increasing the time span of feeling free to fart openly. Last edited by Stealhead; 07-11-14 at 09:35 PM.

07-12-14, 04:49 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Sounds like a load of hot air. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-11-14, 07:55 PM	#2
Admiral Halsey Best Admiral in the USN Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USS Enterprise (CV-6) Posts: 1,740 Downloads: 317 Uploads: 0	Taken from the comments there as it's quite appropriate.

07-12-14, 05:06 AM	#6
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Sumerian fart jokes don't age well.