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

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

Monk 2: You got it chief

Monk 1: ...

[–] railway692@piefed.zip 30 points 2 days 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 days 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 days ago

He gets something special on his birthday every year

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days 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.

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

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

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

Depends on the reader's kinks.

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

Ever see the inside of a penguins beak?

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

The cenobites approve.

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

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

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

That's the joke

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

I bet that Scribe was hilarious though.

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

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

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

Parrots do like nuts