Some Old Jokes

Jokes and other funny business from old humor books. Some are outdated, some are still great, and some are so astoundingly bad that they only qualify as "humor" because they were published in humor books. The person who runs this blog is Meg Favreau, and...

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From Big Joke-Book, 1919

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From Big Joke-Book, 1919

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From 2,000 Jokes and Jests, 1893

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From Life Magazine, October 1897

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From Jokes for All Occasions, 1922

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From Four Hundred Laughs, or, Fun Without Vulgarity, 1901

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From The Laugh Round-Up, 1946.

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From Big Joke-Book, 1919.

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From Top Stuff, 1945. Found at the Prelinger Library. 

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LIFE Magazine, 1913

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From LIFE Magazine, 1913

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Reprinted in American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record, 1897

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From Big Joke-Book, 1919

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From Wit and Humor of American Politics, 1903

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END OF THE HONEYMOON Mr. Justwed—”When I die, love, I want to be cremated.” Mrs. Justwed—”That is a good idea, John. The gold in your teeth ought to pay all the expenses.”

From Caricature: Wit and Humor of a Nation in Picture, Story, and Song, 8th Edition, 1908

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A Hard Look at the Dick Joke Through History

I wrote a piece about the dick joke through history for MEL Magazine. 

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From Stories and Toasts for After Dinner, 1914