1y ago

Any sumerian here?

Enjoy, dear sumerian friends.

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I don't get it, help a poor history illiterate out
- It's a bit of ancient humor that is baffling to anthropologists because no one knows what the joke means
  https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sumerian-bar-joke
  
  That's actually really interesting
  
  Is it not just an ancient version of “a blonde walked into a bar. Thunk! The brunette ducked under the bar.” joke?
  
  I get it.
Interestingly, I've been delving into Sumerian mythology as the oldest , and patent mythology of all mythologies. Fanatical evangelical types won't be pleased
He's explaining liberalistism
I like the interpretation that the dog is an allegorical representation for a sort of goofus bodyguard.
The point of security detail is that they just chill and stand by, right? All discrete and such, like the ancient version of the Agent 47-lookin' dude with an earpiece who fades into the background.
But because this schmuck is loyal but a dumbass like an ancient Golden Retriever, he opens things up to try and get a better view, so he can find and subsequently protect his peeps like a Good Boi.
...In a space that historically likely could also function as a brothel.
NSFW Dudley Do-Right kinda shenanigans.
IIRC, this is the video that more or less had that interpretation in it:
https://youtu.be/9HJH6C0yp2I
I, too, was bothered by the joke for years, and this is the first explanation that has adequately satisfied me.

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