Ancient Greeks pre-empted Dead Parrot sketch

Reuters ^ | Fri Nov 14, 2008 | Daniel Flynn

[grjr21]

"I'll tell you what's wrong with it. It's dead, that's what's wrong with it."

For those who believe the ancient Greeks thought of everything first, proof has been found in a 4th century AD joke book featuring an ancestor of Monty Python's Dead Parrot sketch where a man returns a parrot to a shop, complaining it is dead.

The 1,600-year-old work entitled "Philogelos: The Laugh Addict," one of the world's oldest joke books, features a joke in which a man complains that a slave he has just bought has died, its publisher said on Friday.

[grjr21]

Ping

[waverna]

‘e’s pinin’ for the Parthenon!

[Tennessee_Bob]

Κανείς δεν αναμένει ότι η ισπανική ιερά εξέταση!!!

[Dallas59]

..."a slow-witted figure known as the "student dunce" is the butt of the jokes. In one, the student dunce goes to the city and a friend asks him to buy two 15-year-old slaves: "No problem,' responds the dunce. "If I don't find two 15-year-olds, I'll get one 30-year-old.'...

Lol...

[El Sordo]

I wonder what the world’s oldest joke is.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

If you hadn’t chained him to an oar, he’d be pushin’ up the daisies!

[bleach]

“I’ll keep an eye for you”.

[magslinger]

[KingNo155]

Monty Pythons Dead Parrot sketch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Lq771TVm4

[Tainan]

Dead ancient Greek slave joke ping.

[SunkenCiv]

“This is a late parrot!”

Thanks grjr21!

Ancient gags show nothing’s changed
news | November 14, 2008
Posted on 11/13/2008 8:25:45 AM PST by JoeProBono
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131486/posts

Dead Parrot sketch is 1,600 years old
Telegraph.co.uk | 11/14/2008 | Stephen Adams
Posted on 11/15/2008 7:27:16 AM PST by sionnsar
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132630/posts

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[Grizzled Bear]

Some how this seems to be your kind of thread.

[callisto]

I’m stuned! The Dead Parrot joke was a rip off?!

[Grizzled Bear]

Most TV sitcoms are variations on the same story, usually a Shakespear comedy.

It's nice to hear from you again!

[Ditto]

I wonder what the world’s oldest joke is.

Pull my finger and I'll tell you. ;~))

[callisto]

I’m glad to be back. It’s been a busy 6 months, but things are looking up.

[callisto]

It's actually a riddle:

What animal walks on 4 feet in the morning, 2 at noon and 3 at evening?