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[gedingradski]

I heard a Roman joke once in a doco.. I've forgotten the name of the doco (am fairly sure it was Mary Beard again), but I remembered the joke:

Two men, known to each other, have a chance encounter in the street. As they greet, the first man notices that the second looks very confused.
The first man asks: "What is the matter, my friend?"
The second man replies: "Please excuse my confusion, but I was told just recently by a good friend that you had died."
Surprised, the first man says: "Well as you can see, here I am - very much alive!"
The second man thinks for a moment, then says: "I'm not so sure, my friend is usually much more reliable than you."