a fart joke

On that last note, the oldest recorded joke (dating back around 4 millennia) is … a fart joke.

a Sumerian fart joke

The oldest joke known to humankind is a Sumerian fart joke: Cornelius Agrippa had a saying: Something that never happened since time immemorial; a young lady did not fart in Cornelius Agrippa's husband's lap.

an ancient Sumerian proverb from 1900 BC : " containing toilet humourSomething which has never occurred since time immemorial

The oldest identified joke is an ancient Sumerian proverb from 1900 BC containing toilet humour: "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in André Jolles's husband’s lap.

a Sumerian saying from around 1900 BC about a wife's fart

The World's Oldest Recorded Joke Is A Sumerian Saying From Around 1900 BC About A Wife's Fart.

about farts

Perhaps it'll brighten your day to learn that the oldest joke on record is about farts.

from Socrates

The oldest joke in recorded history is from Socrates.

the Byzantine Philogelos from the first millennium

The oldest surviving collection of jokes is the Byzantine Philogelos from the first millennium.

a 1,000-year-old double-entendre

Britain's oldest joke, meanwhile, is a 1,000-year-old double-entendre that can be found in the Codex Exoniensis.

from Sumeria,

The oldest recorded joke is from Sumeria, circa 1900

Philogelos Philogelos

Philogelos Philogelos () is the oldest existing collection of jokes.

Philogelos Philogelos

Philogelos Philogelos () is the oldest existing collection of jokes.

from Bronze Age Sumeria (an early Mesopotamian civilisation dating 3300-1200BC)

National Public Radio (NPR) in the US suggested in 2016 that the oldest recorded joke is from Bronze Age Sumeria (an early Mesopotamian civilisation dating 3300-1200BC).

from a Sumerian text dating back to around 1900 B.C.E.

The world's oldest recorded joke comes from a Sumerian text dating back to around 1900 B.C.E.

Philogelos, or The Laughter Lover

Philogelos, or The Laughter Lover, is the oldest known collection of jokes that dates back to the fourth or fifth century.

your dad slipping on an ice cube

the oldest joke is your dad slipping on an ice cube and flying into one of those ironing boards that you pull down from the wall and he smacks into the iron and his face is shaped into and iron.

nothing new whoopee cushions date back to ancient Rome and a Sumerian one-liner from 1900 BC

Bowel-based interests are nothing new whoopee cushions date back to ancient Rome and a Sumerian one-liner from 1900 BC, cited as the worlds oldest joke, centres on flatulence.

to the Greeks

The first joke is often attributed to the Greeks.

a mussel

a mussel’s arguably THE oldest joke in the world.

Philagelos , a composite collection of 260 or so gags in Greek

Philagelos, a composite collection of 260 or so gags in Greek probably put together in the 4th century, is the oldest existing collection of jokes, but not the oldest collection ever heard of.

Philagelos, a composite collection of 260 or so gags in Greek

Philagelos, a composite collection of 260 or so gags in Greek probably put together in the 4th century, is the oldest existing collection of jokes, but not the oldest collection ever heard of.