Looking at this thread/post, I wondered how much of old art had really dirty jokes. And then the universal laugh, the fart joke. I wanted to know the oldest recorded fart joke.
Hi, you will find some information on the oldest joke on record, which happens to be a fart joke, here
The oldest joke in the world is a fart joke. Seriously.
The study was conducted in 2008 by the University of Wolverhamption, and was commissioned by the TV channel Dave in order to understand the ancient origins of humor. The principal investigator was Dr. Paul McDonald.
So, now that we know where we've gotten our information, let's get to the part that you're obviously here for.
I present to you, the oldest joke in the world, from 1900 BC Sumer:
"Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap."
Apparently ancient people thought farts were funny too.