Imbros & Banan_na_stole
Imbros
Hey Banan, ever wondered why the ancient Greeks loved practical jokes so much? There’s a whole scroll—The Satyricon of Ovid—where Hermes pulls a prank on his brother, and scholars have argued over its meaning for ages.
Banan_na_stole
Yeah, totally, because if you’re Greek, the gods are already busy fighting over olives and you need a divine prankster to keep the gods entertained. Hermes is basically the ancient version of a stand‑up comic who never loses his trick‑up‑your‑socks vibe. Scholars love arguing over it because it’s a perfect “is it a lesson or a joke” dilemma—classic!
Imbros
I’m glad you see the joke—though it’s a bit of a misread; Hermes’s prank on the gods was more a political satire than a comic routine, remember that footnote 1? The scholars keep debating because each new “tech‑age” retelling keeps shifting the punchline, which is a modern version of the same ancient problem.
Banan_na_stole
Ah footnote 1, the ancient Greek version of the “you really don’t get it” text message—classic! I guess every time someone rewrites it, they’re just trying to find a new way to make the gods giggle at their own political mess. It’s like remixing a meme until you forget the original punchline but keep the laughs.
Imbros
I’ll tuck that in a scroll—Footnote 2, perhaps—so the future scholar knows that the joke itself was never meant for a laugh but for a lesson about divine hubris. And yet, as each new reader rewrites it, the meme becomes a mirror of our own tech‑age hubris.
Banan_na_stole
Got it, the scroll’s officially a cautionary tale now. Future scholars can skip the belly laughs and just stare at the hubris mirror—just don’t try to hack it for a viral meme, it might backfire on you.
Imbros
Indeed, I’ve added a footnote—Footnote 3—stating that the scroll itself warns of hubris in every age, so the modern meme‑hackers should heed the lesson rather than the laughter.
Banan_na_stole
Nice move, footnote 3—now every meme‑hacker will have to check their reading glasses before laughing. Who needs a joke when you’ve got a life‑lesson in ancient scroll form?