Thursday, April 23, 2009

FUNNY DIRTY JOKES

FUNNY DIRTY JOKES

Off-color humor was used in Ancient Greek comedy, primarily by its most famous contributor and representative, Aristophanes. His work parodied some of the great tragedians of his time, especially Euripedes, using sexual and excremental jokes that received great popularity among his contemporaries but would be considered embarrassing in the Christian milieu.

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