Pentheus Puns

Pentheus death happened though a ritual dismemberment, a 'sparagmos' (σπαραγμός), performed by Meanads, among which was also his mother, Agave.

The arrogant kind of Thebe was punished due to his hybris act: he refused Dionysus and his ritual. Through the spargamos, Pentheus body is consumed and purified, but his soul will never be able tp experience any joy.

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It’s a contemporary poem from the 80s, and after reading it for a class I noticed there is an obvious structure organizing it (the repeated use of two motivic lines that are alternated until they are conjoined in the last stanza). Is there a name for this type of structure? My professor won’t answer the question since she is teaching structure and form later on in the semester and doesn’t want me to worry about it for now.

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.

Do your worst!

They were cooked in Greece.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

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!

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

But that’s comparing apples to oranges

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

So, this is likely a total reach but here's a theory I have for episodes 9 and 10.

The Bacchae is a famous ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides which tells the tale of the god Dionysus returning to Thebes to prove to its non-believers that he is indeed a god. Pentheus, the King of Thebes, forbids the worshipping of Dionysus. As the ruler and the preserver of Thebes' social order, he is threatened by Dionysus' influence which drives women mad and makes them flee to a nearby mountain to worship him and perform his rituals.

Now, the actual play does not fit perfectly with the show's plot, but the crux of my theory is that at the end of The Bacchae, Pentheus is ripped apart by his mother, one of the bacchantes, in a mad, drunken frenzy under Dionysus' orders during a ritual. After his mother realizes the atrocity she's committed as the frenzy wears off, she's banished from Thebes.

My theory is that in episode 9, Lottie might play a role similar to Dionysus, convincing the other girls that she has supernatural powers or visions from God by poisoning them with hallucinogens. Coach Ben would probably object to whatever they're doing as the only adult in the group and in their maddened state, Lottie might convince them to attack Coach, which could be the scene in the next episode's trailer where they're running with spears. We see also see Lottie say, "We won't be hungry much longer", which could mean that Coach Ben is the first to be eaten.

I think this culminates in episode 10 where the drugs wear off and the girls have to deal with the bloody aftermath and two groups may be drawn between those who participated in the killing and those who didn't. The former being led by Lottie.

Finally, another clue for me is the fact that the bacchantes (all women) are often represented with dresses and twigs, leaves, and flowers in their hair, just like how the girls are dressed in the trailer.

BamBOO!

They’re on standbi

A play on words.

My daughter, Chewbecca, not so much.

And boy are my arms legs.

Pilot on me!!

Christopher Walken

Nothing, he was gladiator.

Or would that be too forward thinking?

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.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

When I got home, they were still there.

Hindus, on the other hand, never had any beef.

I won't be doing that today!

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

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There hasn't been a post all year!