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Really Shitty Copper

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Sumerian dog joke finally EXPLAINED! (really) (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 week ago by Samskara@sh.itjust.works to c/reallyshittycopper@lemmy.world
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[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 1 week ago

It would be nice to have the translation of the joke before going on and on about possible explanations.

[–] ns1@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Here is the joke for anyone wondering:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_joke#First_recorded_example

A dog entered into a tavern and said, 'I cannot see anything. I shall open this'

Tl;dr of the video:

spoilerthe bar is so lame that the dog plans to open his own bar

[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Tap for spoilerWith blackjack, and hookers.

[–] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

A man with both eyes squeezed shut walks into a bar. He cracks one open.