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Jokes in ancient times?

A UK TV station, called Dave (odd name for TV station) has come up with a list of the worlds ten oldest jokes:
Dave: Quite Interesting Facts: World's ten oldest jokes

Two of my favorties are numbers nine and ten:

9. Wishing to teach his donkey not to eat, a pedant did not offer him any food. When the donkey died of hunger, he said "I've had a great loss. Just when he had learned not to eat, he died." (Dated to the Philogelos 4th /5th Century AD)

10. Asked by the court barber how he wanted his hair cut, the king replied: "In silence." (Collected in the Philogelos or "Laughter-Lover" the oldest extant jest book and compiled in the 4th/5th Century AD)

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A Japanese friend sent me this bizarre (and very funny) stunt done on a Japanese ski slope. The wall in a some kind of health spa at the top of the slope opens a 'massage' chair, with the naked and unsuspecting vicitim on board, is suddenly launched down the ski slope. As much as anything, it makes you wonder how on earth they got away with it.

I feel sorry for the people caught out by it though...

Japanese video ski slope stunt

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"Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down"... read on for one of the better version that I have come across of this theme...enjoy---:)

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One of my favourite stories from around this time two years ago:

The announcement that Microsoft were developing an internet-ready portable toilet, called the iLoo, turned out to be a constipated story.

First Microsoft panned the story and tried to put a lid on it by claiming it was a hoax ... then, when the penny dropped, they got all flushed and had to admit it wasn't - it was a real project of Microsoft UK)... then they announced the techonologically-advanced portable toilet had been blocked as it "wasn't the best extension of our brand.".

It seems that Microsoft headquarters sat on the toilet. "Corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington, looked at it and decided maybe this wasn't a good idea," said Lisa Gurry, MSN group product manager. Obviously they came to the conclusion that the toilet was a low-end product.

At least in this case Microsoft eventually came clean and did not resort to a tissue of lies. I wonder what they would have done for the toilet roll out.

Microsoft iLoo

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Ever wondered where the money goes in million-dollar budget movies?

Here is a copy of the 80 page budget from Night Shyamalan movie The Village.

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Here is a handy site if you need to find an excuse for something....

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Did I Shave my Legs for This?
Am I Double Parked by the Curbstone of Your Heart?
At the Gas Station of Love, I Got the Self Service Pump
Her Teeth Was Stained, But Her Heart Was Pure.
I Fell for Her, She Fell for Him, and He Fell for Me.
I Wouldn't Take You To A Dog Fight Even If I Thought You Could Win.

For more song titles.

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This is a really funny animation Cows With Guns by Dana Lyons with Flash animation by Bjørn-Magne Stuestøl

Be sure to click the 'Lyrics on' link on the top left for best results...

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Check out this brilliant extreme gymnastics / street jumping video.

The action slows up in the middle, but wait a bit as it gets even better...

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This is a spoof animation and song about legal drugs and their side effects.

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The start of life on earth (cartoon)...

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