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[–] railway692@piefed.zip 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I want to believe this is kind of interpretation of Prometheus's punishment but... no.

[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I am quite sure Prometheus was punished by an eagle eating his liver, not by some long beaked, colourful bird taking a peck at his pecker.

[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 22 points 2 weeks ago

He gets something special on his birthday every year

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Eagle was on holiday. Colourful bird temping and didn't really read the instructions.

Yeah, eternal punishment for Prometheus, reasonable work hours and lots of time off for Aëtos.

[–] MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Monk 1: The lord requests an illustration of his beaver hunt

Monk 2: You got it chief

Monk 1: ...

[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 16 points 2 weeks ago
[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I can't tell if this is torture, or pleasure. Maybe both?

[–] Cobrachicken@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Depends on the reader's kinks.

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

The cenobites approve.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ever see the inside of a penguins beak?

[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 7 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Klear@quokk.au 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's why those kinds of books are called "illuminated manuscripts".

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago

That's the joke

[–] LePoisson@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I bet that Scribe was hilarious though.

[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

This is downright disturbing, whether or not it was imagined or real.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Parrots do like nuts