Joke Contest
Can you finish the incomplete ancient Greek joke? Here’s a challenge for you – in…
The Philogelos: Joke #88 – The Hill
An idiot is returning home from a foreign trip, and is absolutely amazed to find…
Philogelos Joke 265
265 is a minor variation on 136, so minor that Crompton doesn’t even bother to…
Philogelos Joke 15
This joke is kind of funny because in ancient times, it was not only their…
Philogelos Joke 185
Another installment of the Philogelos, folks. Dan Crompton, the translator, uses the word “obstinate” to…
Philogelos Joke 193
Here’s joke 193. A man goes to his obstinate friend’s house looking for him. “I’m…
Philogelos Joke 196
Here’s joke 196. A young student asks an apprentice teacher, ‘How are you supposed to…
Philogelos Joke 6 – Doctor Shame
Here’s Joke 6: An idiot sees his local doctor walking towards him, and quickly hides…
Philogelos Joke 164 – Dive Under!
Joke 164 is: A Kymaean is swimming in the sea when it starts to rain…
The Philogelos: Joke #44
Text and cartoons by Linda Thompson The Philogelos, typically translated as “the joker” or “the…
The Philogelos: Joke #75
Text and cartoons by Linda Thompson The Philogelos, typically translated as “the joker” or “the…
The Philogelos: Joke #101 – Twins
Text and cartoons by Linda Thompson The Philogelos, typically translated as “the joker” or “the…
The Philogelos: Joke #61
Text and cartoons by Linda Thompson The Philogelos, typically translated as “the joker” or “the…
The Philogelos: Joke #144 – Catch Up!
Text and cartoons by Linda Thompson The Philogelos, typically translated as “the joker” or “the…
The Philogelos: Joke #55 – Self-Sufficient Idiot
Text and cartoons by Linda Thompson The Philogelos, typically translated as “the joker” or “the…
The Philogelos: Joke #165 – Window Shopping
Text and cartoons by Linda Thompson The Philogelos, typically translated as “the joker” or “the…
The Philogelos: Joke #197 – Madam
Text and cartoons by Linda Thompson The Philogelos, typically translated as “the joker” or “the…
The Philogelos: Joke #154 – The Coffin
Text and cartoons by Linda Thompson The Philogelos, typically translated as “the joker” or “the…
The Philogelos: Joke #94 – Indigestion
Text and cartoons by Linda Thompson The Philogelos, typically translated as “the joker” or “the…
The Stories Behind 10 U.S. Cities
Read on to find out the fascinating and unexpected etymologies of 10 U.S. cities. Albuquerque…