Really old jokes.

• Position: Humor - Art of Party Crashing in Medieval Iraq - Brief article

A book written in the 11th century by a respected Muslim scholar from Baghdad, in present-day Iraq, has just been translated into English--with surprising results. It's actually a joke book of sorts, written to remind Muslims that even serious-minded people need a laugh once in a while. Crashing parties is the theme of most of the jokes, like this one: "Who are you?" a host asks a man who crashed his party. "I'm the one who saved you the trouble of sending an invitation," he replies. The translator, Emily Selove of the University of Manchester in England, says that...