Unexplained humour dies over time. Think of the classic 'a dog walks into an inn and says "I think I'll open the other one"'.

Some observational humor is timeless. Consider this entry from the same collection of Sumerian proverbs: "The dog understands 'Take it!', but it does not understand 'Put it down!'"[0] later repopularized as "No Take, Only Throw"[1].

[0] https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/proverbs/t.6.1.05.html#t6105.p... [1] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/no-take-only-throw