this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2023
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[–] jdf038@mander.xyz 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ancient Greek and Roman kids wouldn't get this meme at all

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You don’t know that.

The cuneiform might be penis/sex jokes.

[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Ye olde knob on a stick."

"Ah, stickus phallus."

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

I call my kittens dingus. 😁

[–] Wage_slave@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

At the time it was still thought to be a "toilet paper" of it's time.

Thankfully it was put to better use before someone really got hurt.