A Man Goes To The Barber And The Barber Asks, 'How Would You Like Your Hair Cut?' He replies 'In silence'. (Nineteenth Century)
Who Is The Greatest Chicken-Killer In Shakespeare? MacBeth, guilty of murder most foul. (Victorian)
Why is a balloon floating in mid-air like a vagrant? Both have no visible means of support. (Nineteenth Century)
Why was the woman like an arrow? She was all aquiver in the presence of her beau (From Prairie Farmer, volume 58, 1886)
What Is The Difference Between A Tube And A Foolish Dutchman? One is a hollow cylinder and the other is a silly Hollander (Nineteenth Century)
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. (In an 1872 issue of the Daily Phoenix)
Why Is A Dog Like A Tree? Because they both lose their bark once they're dead. (Victorian)
What's The Difference Between Photography And The Whooping Cough? One makes fac-similes; the other makes sick families. (Liverpool newspaper 1875)