Created | Updated Apr 9, 2017
Old jokes can be just as hard to 'get' without a glossary as modern humour. In other words, it's often topical. This joke actually made some people laugh in 1843.
The question is: what does this silly joke have in common with a 2009 movie starring Nicolas Cage?
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