28 British jokes from Victorian times that’ll make your stiff upper lip curl into a smile

@VictorianHumour is a great twitter account where “Victorian jokes (are) extracted from the British Library’s digital archives.”

And here’s 28 of their best:

1.

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) April 8, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) November 10, 2016

3.

We've hit a new low. I'm so, so sorry… pic.twitter.com/thJU42eRIW

— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) July 7, 2016

4.

Have you heard the one about….#VictorianJokes pic.twitter.com/Q2A9yj4qhk

— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) December 14, 2015

5.

This is the closest thing I've found to a Victorian 'yo mama' joke… pic.twitter.com/tQzwJWa3y3

— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) October 4, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) July 13, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) October 14, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) April 20, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) March 12, 2016

10.

Have you heard this one before?#VictorianHumour #Christmas pic.twitter.com/nTdhtEgvXk

— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) December 23, 2015

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) October 23, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) March 21, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) November 22, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) June 5, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) December 4, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) November 7, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) March 26, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) November 11, 2016

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An appropriately withering response to yesterday's punning pick-up-artist… pic.twitter.com/lh0BJGvekQ

— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) July 28, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) April 28, 2016

21.

#VictorianJokes pic.twitter.com/Z5Je1flHk7

— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) March 11, 2016

22.

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) February 14, 2016

23.

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) December 3, 2016

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A punning Victorian pick-up-artist! Anybody feeling brave (or foolish) enough to try this line out? pic.twitter.com/y4k7dOX5q0

— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) July 27, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) June 12, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) March 23, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) December 12, 2016

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— The Old Joke Archive (@OldJokeArchive) November 27, 2016

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