Showing posts with label Greece. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greece. Show all posts

Thursday, November 13, 2008

A Phoenician Walks Into a Bar...

The world's oldest known joke book has been translated from ancient Greek. Seriously.

In a related story, Milton Berle's famed collection of one-liners and anecdotes has increased dramatically in volume recently. Sources close to the comedian say it is the greatest expansion of the material since Uncle Milty's death in 2002.