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Re: OT: Sumerian Humor
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Boris Kortiak <[log in to unmask]>
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Boris Kortiak <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 19 Nov 1999 11:54:10 -0500
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Which show was that?  I've been trying to look it up.  I think my kids and my parents would get a kick out of reading it.

>>> Joseph Rosenblatt <[log in to unmask]> 11/19/99 10:49AM >>>
I heard this on NPR. It supposed to be true. An archeologist translated a
cuneiform tablet from Sumer. The tablet had the following inscription:
Father: Where were you?
Son: Out.
Father: What did you do?
Son: Nothing.
Father: Then what took you so long?

I find this remarkable in that it shows  (1) that the ancients had humor (2)
Humor hasn't changed that much (3) Kids haven't changed that much (4)
Parents haven't changed that much (5) the relationship between parent and
child hasn't changed at all.

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