re: #56 CuriousLurker

LOL. it must be one of those universal jokes that exists in almost every culture in one form or another, but whose origins are lost in the mists of time. Same with stuff like Romeo & Juliet, Cinderella, etc.

Speaking of the mists of time, I just had a weird thought: I wonder what cavemen joked about? I have no idea if Neanderthals had language skills, but if they did, what would have made them laugh? And I wonder what kind of practical jokes they played on each other?

Heh, okay, dialing back the overactive imagination and going back into lurk mode…

They had flutes, so they undoubtedly had flautist jokes. Flautist jokes write themselves:

Q: What’s the difference between an onion and a flute?
A: Nobody cries when you chop up a flute

Neanderthal flute
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