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What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, besides water systems, straight roads and central heating, the discovery of the Tantalus bowl now suggests they were the masters of cracking good jokes.
The function of the Tantalus bowl, which soaks whoever drinks from it in wine, was only fully realized after it was studied by an archaeologist from the British Museum. The bowl was uncovered in Vinkovci, eastern Croatia, in March 2012, and is believed to date back to the 4th century AD.
The silver object is a testimony to how, despite being regarded as one of the most sophisticated societies in the history of human civilization, the Romans were also a total bunch of jokers.
"This is the earliest example of a physical practical joke, certainly for the Romans," said Dr Richard Hobbs, curator of Roman Britain at the British Museum.
Source: https://www.rt.com/uk/414580-romans-tantalus-bowl-joke/
[For those who want to print their own version: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:562790 - Ed]
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 31 2017, @04:38PM (2 children)
You seem to have a problem with jews. Why?
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 31 2017, @06:01PM (1 child)
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You do not seem to have a problem with jews. Why?
You fail to understand the jewish question. You fail to see jews everywhere. If you mention jews, you are called anti semitic, even when you did not say anything bad about them or questioned anything. Merely mentioning the jews makes you a target.
If you need to ask what the problem with jews is, you need to wake up.
Now be a good goy or a good jew and moderate this comment down as punishment (like negative game credits) and to create a dumbed-down consensus that "we" all dislike anti-semites. (israelis are not semites)
Thanks for that
[1]. This comment is not a reply to the above commenter. It (the commenter) is a jewish propagandist, wasting people's time. They do not add anything of value to any discussion, rather steer any conversation about jews to a conversation questioning the mental state of anyone who mentions the jews. It is to show how the jews operate. How they appear benign and harmless. How they celebrate stupidity for all goyim. How they have goyim in a trance.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 31 2017, @11:17PM
If you need to ask what the problem with jews is, you need to wake up.
Maybe you need to clarify what that problem is exactly? I mean I don't see mr heebowitz holding a gun to my head to watch tv or film. I also don't see him picking my pocket (unlike some others). But you know who does hold a gun to my head? The government. Sure it ain't pointed at me, but ill be damned if they don't when I don't pay them protection money (aka taxes). mr heebowitz has just been doing what the rest of society has let him be good at, being the middle man and never getting his hands dirty.
Mr heebowitz isn't holding a gun to your head, no sir, you are holding your self hostage. Stop being jealous of me heebowitz and start compeating with him. Have big families, and educate the shit out of them. Familty is super important and the foundation. Religion matters because of the social interaction and community building. If you don't like religion (it's okay, it's ALL bullshit anyhow, it's only good for the social aspect.) Stupid goy today let their kids float around and make bad decisions. Oh they're 18! they better be going to college or off to work and get a place of their own. Meanwhile heebowitz is paying for his kids to get into the best schools they can and they will because they worked their asses off for it.
Liberals, conservatives, and all the rest of the partisan idiots let their kids grow up to be willful idiots. Get them studying, get them passing tests, get them into professions. Get them into businesses. Teach them the value of work not through the dollar but through self fulfillment and the work will flow. You don't see heebowitz's kids watching foot ball or sports (they're too busy learning and becoming assertive). You don't see them playing video games all day. You don't see them fucking around doing unproductive stupid shit. They're always bettering themselves. And so it is time to do the same goy boy. Time to stop being a whiny bitch and meet mr heebowitz on the economic battlefield. Otherwise your nothing but a lazy whiny moocher. Me, I'm an educated, self employed contractor. I don't let no one tell me how to do my job. And my life is as good as mr heebowitz's. Maybe you should stop lusting after what mr heebowitz has and start working for it...