Remember the first joke you ever learned to tell, and it is likely that it began with two simple words: Knock, knock. (Most likely, it's also a good idea that it wasn't very funny.) You may have thought you invented the pun, but its story goes a lot, much further. Here's a short story ...
1. Children play in 1929.
In Henry Bett's play "Children's Games: Their Origins and History," written in 1929, the author tells of a joke about a knock, like a children's play "Buffy," in which one child knocks a stick, saying "Knock, knock" his or her opponent would ask, "Who's there?"
2. Bard is in 1606.
Although the exact origin of the joking joke is officially unknown, many scholars point to Shakespeare's second act of Macbeth, written around 1606, as the earliest known example. This happens when a drunk stupor wakes up the carrier, knocking on the door of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
3. GEORGE ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEY MEETS IN 2013.
"At high risk ... I would like to tell you a little joke," George Zimmerman's lawyer Don West said during opening statements. Then proceeded to solve the following bit:
Knock-knock.
Who's there?
George Zimmerman.
George Zimmerman who?
Alright good. You're on the jury.
4. WHAT DOES THIS GO IN THERE IN 1936?
By 1936, the joke of knock-knock had broken into the masses. So much so that an article by the Associated Press about its growing popularity appeared in the August issue of Titusville Newsletter. Called "Knock Knock" - the latest Nutsy game for showroom entertainment - he talked about how "What is it?" Gave way to "Knock, knock" as your favorite gaming setting. "Probably gone are the days when a more serious man sat on a concentrated spar with puzzles, an anagram, intelligence tests and similar intellectual pursuits," the author complained.
5. Knock Knock passes internationally in 1953.
By the 1950s, this joke had become popular worldwide in English-speaking countries (England, Ireland, Australia, Canada), as well as in other countries (France, Belgium, India). The French version of the joke began with "Toc-Toc", and the highlight was usually the name of the song. In Afrikaans and Dutch, these are "Klop-klop" and "Kon-kon" in Korean and Japanese. In Spanish, the joke usually rhymes. In South Africa in 1953 the following joke was popular among students:
Knock, knock!
Who's there?
Delores.
Delores who?
Delores my shepherd.
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https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/55962/8-moments-knock-knock-joke-history
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