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07-27-2015, 05:24 PM #1Member
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A Barber Joke from Ancient Rome
I found this in a recent review of Laughter in Ancient Rome by Mary Beard, in the LRB:
"A student philosopher, a bald man and a barber on a journey together stop for the night, taking turns to guard the luggage. First turn goes to the barber, who passes the time by shaving the head of the student. It’s the student’s turn next. On being woken he rubs his head and finds himself hairless: ‘What an idiot the barber is,’ he said, ‘he has woken up the bald man instead of me.' "
More logical words have seldom been spoken!
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07-27-2015, 05:42 PM #2Moderator
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As Puck was wont to say, "What fools these mortals be."
"The sharpening stones from time to time provide officers with gasoline."
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07-27-2015, 06:02 PM #3Stay calm. Carry on.
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And I thought every good ancient roman joke started with, "A Celt, a Carthaginian and Zeus-disguised-as-a-bum walked into an orgy...".
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07-27-2015, 11:01 PM #4
The real question is, if it wasn't a student philosopher but a chariot driver what would he have said? or done?
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07-27-2015, 11:53 PM #5Fatty Boom Boom
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I didn't know the Romans had luggage.
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07-28-2015, 12:18 AM #6Razor Vulture
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They had baggage. Lots of baggage!
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07-31-2015, 03:07 AM #7Senior Member
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As an Italian, I am not comfortable with the idea of another Italian being that close to me with anything as sharp as a razor..... just saying.....
sharptonn likes this.Life's wisdoms: Cigars: Never trust air you can't see; sharp objects are never sharp enough; find what you love in life and give it everything you can!!
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07-31-2015, 03:21 AM #8Senior Member
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I wonder if the original joke- which I am sure would have been in Latin- had a deeper meaning or some sort of play on words. There are a lot of jokes which don't translate well!
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07-31-2015, 03:24 AM #9The Great & Powerful Oz
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I can't think of Roman jokes without Monty Python.
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07-31-2015, 03:46 AM #10Razor Vulture
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Was that not Elmer Fudd? Was he Italian? Originally Posted by onimaru55
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