What is the oldest joke we have on record?

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What's the longest time in which you haven't consumed alcohol?

My record is 21 years.

What was the humor like back then?

I was just wondering about how many jokes today maybe irrelevant 100 years into the future. To test this theory, what are the oldest recorded jokes?

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What is the oldest joke we have on record?

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What's the difference between an old joke and a new one?

Nothing. We're on reddit