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It makes me unhappy when people conflate the ancient Greek underworld with Christian Hell. Hades wasn't evil, he just had a job to do.
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Apr 8, 2020 11:27
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Just doing my job. \  (yeah, I know that all of them were lovely, I'm just being cheeky) Kennel has a new favorite as of 11:41 on Apr 8, 2020 |
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Apr 8, 2020 11:38
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Although the Greek underworld was also pretty unpleasant depending on the source.
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Apr 8, 2020 11:38
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I thought it was just real gloomy, not lakes of fire and all that poo poo. There's a lot of places where it's cloudy all the time, I thought it was like that.
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Apr 8, 2020 12:17
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So greek hell was scandinavia?
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Apr 8, 2020 12:29
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Paladinus posted:You can always open a yarn shop. This intrigues me.
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Apr 8, 2020 12:36
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I thought it was just real gloomy, not lakes of fire and all that poo poo. There's a lot of places where it's cloudy all the time, I thought it was like that. Yeah no fire or any torment unless you did something to piss off a god a lot but otherwise there's just nothing to do but to reflect on your life forever.
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Apr 8, 2020 12:59
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Grevling posted:Yeah no fire or any torment unless you did something to piss off a god a lot but otherwise there's just nothing to do but to reflect on your life forever. I'd prefer the fire to be honest
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Apr 8, 2020 13:12
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Winklebottom posted:I'd prefer the fire to be honest How is that not hell?
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Apr 8, 2020 13:21
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That was only for the little people. If you were a hero you got paradise. Tartarus was the under-underworld where the evil suffered. The Asphodel Meadows was the realm of the meh which was for the ordinary people to just kinda wander forever. Elysium was for heroes and great people.
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Apr 8, 2020 13:47
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Megillah Gorilla posted:That was only for the little people. If you were a hero you got paradise. "But you, Achilles,/ There is not a man in the world more blest than you--/ There never has been, never will be one./ Time was, when you were alive, we Argives/ honored you as a god, and now down here, I see/ You Lord it over the dead in all your power./ So grieve no more at dying, great Achilles.’ I reassured the ghost, but he broke out protesting,/ ‘No winning words about death to me, shining Odysseus!/ By god, I’d rather slave on earth for another man--/ Some dirt-poor tenant farmer who scrapes to keep alive—than rule down here over all the breathless dead."
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Apr 8, 2020 13:59
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Yeah, I thought there was something about people telling Odysseus how much the afterlife blows, but I can't remember why Achilles is stuck low key-suffering with the hoi polloi.
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Apr 8, 2020 14:41
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Grevling posted:Yeah no fire or any torment unless you did something to piss off a god a lot but otherwise there's just nothing to do but to reflect on your life forever. Hades: Yeah you’re fine it’s just a place to chill and think about your past. Me: Ok do so do I just- Hades: Remember when you asked out Becky?
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Apr 8, 2020 15:11
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Grendels Dad posted:Yeah, I thought there was something about people telling Odysseus how much the afterlife blows, but I can't remember why Achilles is stuck low key-suffering with the hoi polloi. Achilles in the Odyssey seems able to wander freely among the various realms of Hades; after he's done talking to Odysseus in the Meadows he fucks off back to Elysium. Keep in mind, too, that when we talk about "Greek mythology" we're talking about a belief system that continued to evolve during the millennium-plus it was around (even if we don't know a whole lot about the versions that came before Homer).
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Apr 8, 2020 15:20
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Werewolf Jones doing his part for victims of Covid-19
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Apr 8, 2020 16:33
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om nom nom posted:Does anyone have the context here? I saw it mentioned in the thread that this is something that the author said, but I couldn't find anything googling it. The wrestler the middle Eastern looking girl idolizes in the comic is a real person who went by The Warrior. He was also a right winger who openly stated poo poo like "homosexuality will destroy the world", and presumably "fags and Muslims out of America". Someone edited the original comic to just repeat that quote to show the irony of someone idolizing a racist that wanted them out of America.
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Apr 8, 2020 17:17
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Specifically, in response to the original comic being posted in the webcomics megathread back in 2014, ALFbrot posted:quote:gee, thanks for taking me to wrestlemania, dad! my favorite part was when ultimate warrior yelled "fags and muslims out of america" for eleven minutes Then Cat Mattress edited it: quote:same
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Apr 8, 2020 17:44
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Megillah Gorilla posted:That was only for the little people. If you were a hero you got paradise. I, too, have played Hades.
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Apr 8, 2020 18:36
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sinburger posted:The wrestler the middle Eastern looking girl idolizes in the comic is a real person who went by The Warrior. He was also a right winger who openly stated poo poo like "homosexuality will destroy the world", and presumably "fags and Muslims out of America". Ohhh got it. I misunderstood, thinking the "fags and Muslims" thing was directed at the Zen pencils guy, not the wrestler. Thanks.
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Apr 8, 2020 19:45
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Apr 8, 2020 20:44
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Woebin posted:
LAFF
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Apr 8, 2020 20:46
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ChubbyChecker posted:This intrigues me. Took some very creative googling, but I've found it! 
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Apr 8, 2020 20:49
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She really shouldn't be feeding her cat another cat.
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Apr 8, 2020 20:51
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Paladinus posted:Took some very creative googling, but I've found it! lmfao bing bong so simple
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Apr 8, 2020 20:53
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The basic needs (shelter, food, netflix)
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Apr 8, 2020 20:54
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I used to be poor but then I made money and I’m much happier now.
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Apr 8, 2020 20:54
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Everyone is going to love visiting my "stoned guy in a bathrobe eating cheetos" store
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Apr 8, 2020 20:55
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drat horror queefs posted:Everyone is going to love visiting my "stoned guy in a bathrobe eating cheetos" store My bathrobe has a hood, in case you're hiring and need my qualifications
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Apr 8, 2020 21:01
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I have zero real interests or ambitions in live. I do like my job but it's just something to do and a a way to talk to people. Not something I ever had any dedications for. True happiness is just sorta doing stuff which pays money and learning to be content with it.
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Apr 8, 2020 21:29
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How do I make money sitting on a beach reading a book?
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Apr 8, 2020 21:33
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THE GOAL IS ULTIMATE HAPPINESS GAWD WHY ARE YOU SO DIFFICULT?
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Apr 8, 2020 21:38
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Silly Burrito posted:How do I make money sitting on a beach reading a book? That's easy. Be a billionaire and hire people to invest some of your money.
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Apr 8, 2020 21:44
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Silly Burrito posted:How do I make money sitting on a beach reading a book? Are you so stunning to look at that people would stare at you from a distance/pay for a photo of you? Notice that I said "stunning" and not "pretty" or "attractive" or "pleasant to look at"
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Apr 8, 2020 21:49
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cant cook creole bream posted:That's easy. Be a billionaire and hire people to invest some of your money. Dammit, why didn't I think to be a billionaire before. CzarChasm posted:Are you so stunning to look at that people would stare at you from a distance/pay for a photo of you? I'm a goon, so take that for what it's worth.
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Apr 8, 2020 22:37
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Paladinus posted:Took some very creative googling, but I've found it!  It's even better than I imagined!
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Apr 8, 2020 23:08
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titties posted:My bathrobe has a hood, in case you're hiring and need my qualifications titties, you're loving in
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Wait, is this a store where you get supplies to get stoned in your bathrobe and eat Cheetos, or a store where you get stoned guys in their bathrobes eating Cheetos?
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