Ancient Humor

[Mangudai]

What do an elephant and a quintreme have in common?

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They are both full of Carthaginian semen

A Sarmation, a Hun, and a Vandal are drinking beer.
A fly lands in the Sarmation's beer. He says, "That's gross, I'm getting another beer".
A fly lands in the Hun's beer. He picks out the fly, tosses it aside and keeps drinking the same beer.
A fly lands in the Vandal's beer. He picks out the fly and shakes it above his mug saying. "Spit it out ye damn fly! Spit it out!"


What is the difference between a Byzantine tax farmer and a catfish?

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One is a scumsucking bottom dweller, and the other is a fish

An Egyptian, a Roman, and a Greek are challenged to find the most economic way to keep a herd of sheep inside a fence.
The Egyptian builds a circular fence and declares "A circle has the greatest area with the least amount of fencing."
The Roman builds a circular fence even smaller than the Egytian's then beats the sheep with a stick until they all fit inside the fence.
The Greek builds a fence around himself and says "I declare myself to be outside!"