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polytropos's avatar

when I reply to a text with 'haha' I'll be thinking of this now!!

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Incertus's avatar

It haunts me. I can’t unlearn it haha — also, fantastic username!

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polytropos's avatar

thanks! i'm obsessed w the odyssey haha

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dueethecrazy's avatar

Lovely essay! It's so nice to think about humans and humour throughout history

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Incertus's avatar

It's one of those things that my 'history' brain says is sort of meaningless, as we can't KNOW about it. My English literature brain loves it though...

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Ron Stauffer's avatar

Haha. I'm going to try that fart ball game at my next house party.

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Sequoyah Sudler's avatar

Loved this essay, this answered a question I never even knew I had!

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Mitch Boucher's avatar

Well done, and thank you! I *live* for this kind of historical questions. To find the human within the people who lived so long ago...

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Ness Mercieca's avatar

At a glance, before reading the translation, I thought ‘haha! Were la corn’ must mean “haha we are corn” 🌽

Also this is wonderful thank you for writing it!

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ana-v's avatar

I love this app

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Inner Faith Inquiry's avatar

how fascinating!!!

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Timothy Nisly's avatar

So good.

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Amani Hope's avatar

this is so fucking cool!

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Riker Rhodes's avatar

This post was made for me haha

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Snax and the City's avatar

Loved this so much!!

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Amy Harris's avatar

I wonder, as English changed through the years, did the older generations roll their eyes at the changes occurring in their language - or maybe it happened too slowly then?

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Unforgotten Books's avatar

An interesting read, thank you.

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Alex's avatar

Fascinating! What an interesting line of inquiry

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Melissa's avatar

This was a delightful read, thank you!

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