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The World’s Oldest Joke Book Review

When I pick them up from school, my kiddos tell me jokes every day. Some of them are terrible! My husband misses all the fun, so I reviewed the World’s Oldest Joke Book. Now, I can torture him with hilarious, bad and cheesy jokes to make up for all the ones he missed on the way home!

Take this one, for example:

Sailor: Where’s the wind coming from today?
Captain: Onions and cabbages.

I have no idea why fizgigs are hilarious, but they seem to be.

The World’s Oldest Joke books offer hundreds of ancient quips, translated from what historians believe is the oldest joke book in the world.

Beyond the passing of gas, some jokes made me laugh, others made me groan from their terribleness, and some just went right over my head.

Another example from the book:

An idiot hears that a crow can live for up to 200 years,
So he buys one to see if it’s true.

There are wisecracks and wild one-liners.

The book is divided into chapters. They include:

  • Idiots
  • Misers
  • Abderites
  • Sidonians
  • Smart-Asses
  • Kymaeans
  • Obstinate Bastards
  • Apprentices
  • Cowards
  • Envious People
  • Fat People
  • Drunks
  • Bad Breath and Farting
  • Horny Women and Long-Suffering Husbands
  • Odds and Ends

I use it more to torture my husband…it’s perfect to counter HIS terrible jokes!

This book will be a good choice if there’s a jokester on your list.

*I received The World’s Oldest Joke Book in order to facilitate an honest review. The opinions expressed were my own and were in no way influenced by the sponsor. Other experiences may vary.
About Julee: Julee Morrison is an experienced author with 35 years of expertise in parenting and recipes. She is the author of four cookbooks: The Instant Pot College Cookbook, The How-To Cookbook for Teens, The Complete Cookbook for Teens, and The Complete College Cookbook. Julee is passionate about baking, crystals, reading, and family. Her writing has appeared in The LA Times (Bon Jovi Obsession Goes Global), Disney's Family Fun Magazine (August 2010, July 2009, September 2008), and My Family Gave Up Television (page 92, Disney Family Fun August 2010). Her great ideas have been featured in Disney's Family Fun (Page 80, September 2008) and the Write for Charity book From the Heart (May 2010). Julee's work has also been published in Weight Watchers Magazine, All You Magazine (Jan. 2011, February 2011, June 2013), Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine (Oct. 2011), Red River Family Magazine (Jan. 2011), BonAppetit.com, and more. Notably, her article "My Toddler Stood on Elvis' Grave and Scaled Over Boulders to Get to a Dinosaur" made AP News, and "The Sly Way I Cured My Child's Lying Habit" was featured on PopSugar. When she's not writing, Julee enjoys spending time with her family and exploring new baking recipes.
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