Comments on: Ancient Greek Jokes http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/17/ancient-greek-jokes/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:02:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: SueDunham http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/17/ancient-greek-jokes/comment-page-1/#comment-1192921 SueDunham Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:20:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20802#comment-1192921 Good one, Davel. Good one, Davel.

]]> By: DaveL http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/17/ancient-greek-jokes/comment-page-1/#comment-1191902 DaveL Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:23:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20802#comment-1191902 "...and Caligula replied... The Aristocrats!" "...and Caligula replied... The Aristocrats!"

]]> By: Nicholas Dollak http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/17/ancient-greek-jokes/comment-page-1/#comment-1191689 Nicholas Dollak Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:23:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20802#comment-1191689 Many of Aesop's fables are actually jokes, and quite a few have not been watered down for children and fitted with a "moral." One of my all-time favorites: Zeus and Hermes get into an argument about which of them is held in higher esteem by mortals. They decide to settle the matter by disguising themselves as travelers and visiting a sculptor's studio. Inside the studio, they inquire about the price of a statue of Hermes. "Ah, Hermes, messenger of the gods," says the sculptor. "He's 20 drachmas." Hermes and Zeus don't know if this is a good price or not, so they make more inquiries. They ask about a statue of Hera nearby. "Hera, queen of the gods... She's 30 drachmas. All that curly hair takes longer to carve, you know." Zeus smirks to himself, thinking, "My wife costs more than Hermes does!" Then he points to a statue of himself and asks the price. "Ah, Zeus, king of the Olympians... Tell ya what --- If you buy Hermes and Hera, I'll throw in Zeus for free." Many of Aesop's fables are actually jokes, and quite a few have not been watered down for children and fitted with a "moral." One of my all-time favorites:

Zeus and Hermes get into an argument about which of them is held in higher esteem by mortals. They decide to settle the matter by disguising themselves as travelers and visiting a sculptor's studio. Inside the studio, they inquire about the price of a statue of Hermes.
"Ah, Hermes, messenger of the gods," says the sculptor. "He's 20 drachmas."
Hermes and Zeus don't know if this is a good price or not, so they make more inquiries. They ask about a statue of Hera nearby.
"Hera, queen of the gods... She's 30 drachmas. All that curly hair takes longer to carve, you know."
Zeus smirks to himself, thinking, "My wife costs more than Hermes does!" Then he points to a statue of himself and asks the price.
"Ah, Zeus, king of the Olympians... Tell ya what --- If you buy Hermes and Hera, I'll throw in Zeus for free."

]]> By: Gauldar http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/17/ancient-greek-jokes/comment-page-1/#comment-1189417 Gauldar Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:15:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20802#comment-1189417 Taking a real look at the past shows that humankind hasn't really changed all that much. Taking a real look at the past shows that humankind hasn't really changed all that much.

]]> By: Rocky Rook http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/17/ancient-greek-jokes/comment-page-1/#comment-1189329 Rocky Rook Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:57:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20802#comment-1189329 So un-PC and so funny! So un-PC and so funny!

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