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

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

[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week 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 1 week ago

He gets something special on his birthday every year

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week 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 1 week 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 1 week ago
[–] null@piefed.nullspace.lol 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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

[–] Cobrachicken@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Depends on the reader's kinks.

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

The cenobites approve.

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

Ever see the inside of a penguins beak?

[–] Klear@quokk.au 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

That's the joke

[–] LePoisson@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I bet that Scribe was hilarious though.

[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Parrots do like nuts