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=== History jokes ===
=== History jokes ===


==== Ancient history jokes ====
* What did ancient Mesopotamians wear to work?
* What did ancient Mesopotamians wear to work?
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* "I have two cousins, Alsace and Lorraine."
* Why is it called "Mesopotamia"?
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* '''''"They never did get along."'''''
* '''''Because there weren't just a lot of Potamians, there was a Mesopotamians!'''''
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* A Roman walks into a bar and holds up two fingers and says...
* What does Alexander the Great have in common with Kermit the Frog?
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* '''''"Five beers please"'''''
* '''''the same middle name, "The"'''''
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* Why is it called "Mesopotamia"?
==== Europe jokes ====
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* "I have two cousins, Alsace and Lorraine."
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* '''''Because there weren't just a lot of Potamians, there was a Mesopotamians!'''''
* '''''"They never did get along."'''''
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* Why is it called the "Dark Ages"?
* Why is it called the "Dark Ages"?
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* What music did the Pilgrims listen to?
==== Roman jokes ====
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* '''''Plymouth Rock'''''
* '''''"Five beers please"'''''
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I don't like how the months don't line up with their number, like September, October, November, December.
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* '''''Whoever did that should really be stabbed.'''''
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==== Viking jokes ====
* How did Vikings send secret messages? ?
* How did Vikings send secret messages? ?
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* What does Alexander the Great have in common with Kermit the Frog?
==== Pilgrim jokes ====
* What music did the Pilgrims listen to?  
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* '''''the same middle name, "The"'''''
* '''''Plymouth Rock'''''
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==== World War I & II jokes ====
* Why was WWI so quick?  
* Why was WWI so quick?  
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