Today:
You know the drill: this is the thread for all your history-related outpourings that are not necessarily questions. Minor questions that you feel don't need or merit their own threads are welcome too. Discovered a great new book, documentary, article or blog? Has your Ph.D. application been successful? Have you made an archaeological discovery in your back yard? Did you find an anecdote about the Doge of Venice telling a joke to Michel Foucault? Tell us all about it.
As usual, moderation in this thread will be relatively non-existent -- jokes, anecdotes and light-hearted banter are welcome.
It's Thanksgiving down in America (Even though the objectively better Thanksgiving was held last month), so in the spirit of hanging around the family all day, what are some of your favorite jokes? Can be history related (In fact bonus points if they're history related), or can be anything that gives you a chuckle!
Your Weekly /r/askhistorians Recap
Friday, November 19 - Thursday, November 25
###Top 10 Posts
| score | comments | title & link |
|---|---|---|
| 3,436 | 81 comments | It is said the stoic philosopher Chrysippus died of laughter after seeing a donkey eating figs. What's the joke here? |
| 3,138 | 140 comments | Were Baby Boomers viewed by older generations the way Millennials are today? |
| 2,570 | 55 comments | The word Homosexuality was falsely translated back in 1946. |
| 2,542 | 22 comments | Winston Churchhill and Lady Astor's recorded verbal sparring is hilarious even today. Did they really dislike each other, or were they just joking around? What were they at odds about? |
| 2,516 | 30 comments | How did jeans become the "default" casual pants? Was there ever a competitor? |
| 2,263 | 200 comments | Why are deli style restaurants so prominent amongst the Jewish community? |
| 2,177 | 85 comments | Is there any genuine historical reason Abe Simpson has for refusing to recognize Missouri as a state, or is it just a random absurd joke? |
| 2,079 | 48 comments | Were there really peg boys? |
| 1,879 | 26 comments | San Diego Bay is one of the best natural harbors in the world, yet the Los Angeles/Long Beach, just 125 miles away, became the region's main port and the largest city on the coast. Why? Did the Navy crowd out commercial activity? |
| 1,569 | 33 comments | Gobekli Tepe: Is there scholarly consensus about which possibilities remain on the table: (1) maybe we have the age of the Gobekli Tepe monumental architecture wrong; (2) maybe we're wrong about when agriculture began in that area; (3) the architecture truly predates agriculture |
###Top 10 Comments
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