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"Literally kys" - Some Greek Poet (infosec.pub)
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[–] leagman1@feddit.org 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But he's not a poet.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Greek poetry isn't my strong point, but wiki says

Hipponax (/ˈhɪpənæks/; Ancient Greek: Ἱππῶναξ; gen. Ἱππώνακτος; fl. late 6th century BCE),[1] of Ephesus and later Clazomenae, was an Ancient Greek iambic poet who composed verses depicting the vulgar side of life in Ionian society

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Ephesus and later Clazomenae

These places are currently called Urla and Efes and located in Western Turkey.

[–] leagman1@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you know the dude in the lower part of your post, the one who isn't a rapper?

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

No, I only know him as the 'sick burn' reaction meme, which is appropriate to a guy who burns people so hard they commit suicide.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The picture is from a satirical rap battle where the guy in question says the absolute dumbest shit, and everyone loses their mind over it. One of his refrains(?) is the line "but I'm not a rapper".

Video is worth a watch.

[–] leagman1@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this because you're from another part of the internet or because I'm old? I don't want to explain the joke :p

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago

Another part of the internet, I think, someone else explained it. XD