Random Old Jokes That Are Actually Still Funny (18 items)

(#4) A Man Goes To The Barber And The Barber Asks, 'How Would You Like Your Hair Cut?'

The man says, "In silence."
- From the 19th century
(#8) What's The Similarity Between A Balloon Floating In Midair And A Vagrant?

They both have no visible means of support.
- From the Victorian era
(#9) Why Are Young Ladies Like Arrows?

Because they are all aquiver in the presence of a beau.
- From Prairie Farmer, volume 58, 1886
(#11) A Man Said To A Preacher, 'That Was An Excellent Sermon, But It Was Not Original'

The preacher was taken aback. The man said he had a book at home containing every word the preacher used. The next day, the man brought the preacher a dictionary.

- A joke that appeared in an 1872 issue of the Daily Phoenix
(#14) Why Is A Dog Like A Tree?

Because they both lose their bark once they're dead.
- A super depressing Victorian-era joke
(#13) Lil Audrey Was Sitting On The Porch With Her Brother...

She said, "Look, there's a quarter in the street!"
Her brother jumped up and ran into the street to get the money and was promptly squashed by a truck. And Lil Audrey just laughed and laughed, because she knew it was only a nickel.
- From Dust Bowl-era America