THE SCENE: The modern age’s most vulgar sitcoms are still “outclassed” by the broad humor on display in medieval French humorous poetry.
THE TEXT: Right in the middle of a scratch
The peasant grabs his cock and balls
And, looking at his wife, he calls,
“Hey, woman! By your marriage vow
If you can tell, try guessing now
Just what I’m holding in my hand.”
She wasn’t too far from him, and
She’s pretty uppity as well.
“May it roast in the fires of Hell!
You’ve grabbed your wiener, I surmise.”
“Not so. I’ve got the sack that lies
Beneath it,” says the peasant, “yes sir.
You see you’re not that good a guesser.”
– The Piece of Shit, 13th Century AD
