The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #149002   Message #3465101
Posted By: Don Firth
12-Jan-13 - 04:00 PM
Thread Name: BS: We need a Silent Order Of ...
Subject: RE: BS: We need a Silent Order Of ...
I've heard it said that the oldest known joke in the world was being told in Athens about fourteen centuries ago. The barber asks Socrates how he would like his hair and beard trimmed. Socrates responded,

"In silence!"

Don Firth