According to the Wikipedia, more than four thousand years ago Babylon built a long tunnel under the Euphrates, a real wonder of engineering. What is the archaeological consensus? Do we have reasons to believe it was more than a literary creation?
For context, I was immersed in one of my frequent expeditions through the Wikipedia when I came across this article, about the Euphrates tunnel, supposedly a tunnel built under the Euphrates river to join both sides in the old Babylon. Now, the Euphrates is a really big river, and while it is accepted that mesopotamia was a hub of hydraulic engineering the idea of building a tunnel 1 km long (?!) under it sound a bit incredible, a bit more when it's not going to be imitated until the building of the Thames tunnel in the early XIXth.
So was the Euphrates river real as the article seems to suggest, or is it a myth? Why is it so unknown, when it should be know as a wonder of engineering? And when did it disappeared?
The 2021 year of One Piece was insane, not just for the awesome fights and action but the lore that has been revealed is piecing together the larger story in a way I think a lot of people haven’t realized yet. I wanted to take a moment to bring attention to some of these thematic elements, because I believe the Wano arc is truly genius and needs to be appreciated.
Our year began and ended (oops, technically officially releases this week, you get the gist) with two distinct panels that set the tone for everything else between them this year:
- In the first chapter of the year, chapter 1000, it closes with Luffy landing his first massive hit on Kaido, an attack called Red Roc
- In our most recent chapter, it again ends on a hit by Luffy, this time an attack called Roc Gun.
First, let us familiarize ourselves with the Roc - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_(mythology)
It is a massive bird of eastern folklore that makes appearances in a number of sailor stories. Notably, the Roc’s enemy in folklore is the serpent. The clash of Luffy vs Kaido is a representation of this motif, Luffy who attacks him with his series of “Roc” techniques, and Kaido the Dragon who actually has the Uo Uo no Mi - so he is more accurately a Sea Serpent. The Roc is said to be inspired by the Garuda, an analogous bird deity from Hinduism who also battles the serpent.
If “Garuda” sounded familiar to you it's because it too has a place in our story, it is the title of Judge, head of Germa 66. And as you can see, Germa sports the Bird symbol, a reference to the Garuda.
In our raid, what is it that Queen is trying to do in his battle with Sanji? Prove that he is superior to Judge as a Scientist. And what form does Queen take? Hilariously enough, a Serpent, the mortal enemy of the Garuda. This again draws directly from the Bird vs. Serpent lore of our own cultures.
Finally, we get to King - whose story is also thematically tied to this Bird vs. Serpent motif and more importantly is tied to the larger Garden of Eden theme that is pervasive throughout the entire series (“Devil” fruit, Adam and Eve tree, Tree of knowledge, etc.)
I am of the belief that King/Lunarians are inspired by the Japanese yokai known as Karura:
- They are half bird-h
I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB
Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"
I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual
So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes
r/unclejokes for dirty jokes
r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC
r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes
Punchline !
Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub
Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat
Do your worst!
How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?
Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.
But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.
We told her she can lean on us for support. Although, we are going to have to change her driver's license, her height is going down by a foot. I don't want to go too far out on a limb here but it better not be a hack job.
They were cooked in Greece.
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
He lost May
Now that I listen to albums, I hardly ever leave the house.
Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?
Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"
Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
And now I’m cannelloni
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
But that’s comparing apples to oranges
And boy are my arms legs.
Put it on my bill
Heard they've been doing some shady business.
but then I remembered it was ground this morning.
Edit: Thank you guys for the awards, they're much nicer than the cardboard sleeve I've been using and reassures me that my jokes aren't stale
Edit 2: I have already been made aware that Men In Black 3 has told a version of this joke before. If the joke is not new to you, please enjoy any of the single origin puns in the comments
They’re on standbi
A play on words.
Calcium, nickel, neon
My daughter, Chewbecca, not so much.
Pilot on me!!
Nothing, he was gladiator.
The bartender says, "Sorry, no minors”
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
Or would that be too forward thinking?
