re: Actually, that honor goes to Greece, c.400 BC.

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Tom Brosz — 8/29/2006 5:16:14 PM (archived)

I dare say it goes back a lot further than that. Fart jokes probably arose in the human species before fire did. Certainly very soon after fire...

"Haw! Look what happened when Ogg tried to warm his ass at the fire!"

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Serpentes on a Shippe! - Tom Brosz - 8/27/2006 10:51:09 PM
- Whanne that Aprille with its shoures soote... (n/t) - ER - 8/29/2006 12:19:20 AM
  - One of my most prized possessions... - Tom Brosz - 8/29/2006 2:01:00 AM
    - The Miller's Tale is pretty funny even without the Brothers. - ER - 8/29/2006 3:47:29 AM
    - The Miller's Tale is pretty funny even without the Brothers. - ER - 8/29/2006 3:47:27 AM
      - re: The Miller's Tale is pretty funny even without the Brothers. - Tom Brosz - 8/29/2006 5:30:17 AM
        
        Actually, that honor goes to Greece, c.400 BC. (n/t) - ER - 8/29/2006 11:23:20 AM
        
        re: Actually, that honor goes to Greece, c.400 BC. - Tom Brosz - 8/29/2006 5:16:14 PM
        
        Granted, but Aristophanes makes for a classier documented reference than Ogg. - ER - 8/29/2006 5:59:32 PM
- A Classic! (n/t) - nick hoffman - 8/28/2006 12:16:10 PM

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