The world's oldest recorded joke has been traced back to 1900 BC and suggests that toilet humor was as popular with the ancients as it is today.
... The oldest British joke dates back to the 10th Century and reveals the bawdy face of the Anglo-Saxons -- "What hangs at a man's thigh and wants to poke the hole that it's often poked before? Answer: A key."
"Jokes have varied over the years ... What they all share however, is a willingness to deal with taboos and a degree of rebellion." </span>
"Jokes have varied over the years ... What they all share however, is a willingness to deal with taboos and a degree of rebellion."
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