Philogelos: The Laugh Addict - The World's Oldest Joke Book

24. In a ﬁght with his father, a student dunce goes so far as
to say, ‘You lousy bugger, don’t you see how unfairly you’ve
treated me? If you hadn’t been born, I would have inherited
my grandfather’s property!’
25. A student dunce is voyaging on a very stormy sea.
When his slaves start to wail, he tells them, ‘Don’t cry; in my
will, I’ve set you all free!’
26. A student dunce is looking for the best place to have his
tomb. When people tell him that a certain location would be
ideal, he objects that it’s not in a healthy area.
27. A student dunce, falling ill, has agreed to pay his
doctor’s fee if the treatment works. When his wife scolds
him for drinking wine during a fever attack, he retorts, ‘You
want me to get well and be forced to pay the doctor bill?’
28. A dog bites a student dunce on the thumb. His only
comment: ‘Hey, he could have got me on the cloak, and
torn it.’
29. One of a pair of twin brothers dies. When a student
dunce runs into the surviving twin, he asks, ‘Did you die, or
was it your brother?’
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