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The mystery animal on an ancient god's head

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  1. evandrofisico · · focus · HN ↗
    As the Old Jaffa joke says:

    A serpent guard, a Horus guard, and a Setesh guard meet on a neutral planet. It is a tense moment. The serpent guard's eyes glow. The Horus guard's beak glistens. The Setesh guard's... nose drips.

    1. tsimionescu · · focus · HN ↗
      As the older Babylonian joke says[0]:

      A dog enters a bar. He doesn't see anything, so he says "shall I open this door?"

      (the combination of an article about a mysterious aspect of such a well known ancient god and your joke made me think of this mysterious Babylonian joke, recorded from 1700 BCE but whose meaning we can only theorize about)

      [0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bar_joke#First_recorded_example" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bar_joke#First_recorded_exampl...

      1. ticulatedspline · · focus · HN ↗
        &gt; &quot;éš-dam&quot;, can also be translated as &quot;brothel&quot;

        My own personal guess &quot;I cannot see anything&quot; may mean &quot;blind&quot;. door could be a choice of brothel rooms. so basically

        &quot;A blind &#x27;dog&#x27; enters a brothel and asks, which hooker should I take?&quot;

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