Wednesday, August 28, 2019

A 3,500-Year-Old Tablet May Contain the World’s Oldest “Yo Mama” Joke

As much as human culture evolves, it also stays the same. A perfect example of this is the fact that an ancient tablet found in Iraq contains the world’s oldest known “yo mama” joke.
Dating back 3,500 years and believed to be written by a Babylonian student, archaeologists determined that the text roughly translates to: “…of your mother is by the one who has intercourse with her. What/who is it? [No answer].” While it might not seem funny to us today (or really make much sense), perhaps this was hilarious thousands of years ago.

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