Funny things in ancient literature
Josh over at his new Son of the Fathers blog has tagged me in his meme: A Meme: Funniest things in ancient literature.
Well, the funniest thing that I’ve read recently was 1 Samuel 13:13 (discussed here):
καὶ εἶπεν Σαμουηλ πρὸς Σαουλ Μεματαίωταί σοι
Which comes out relatively close to something like:
And Samuel said, ‘That was a really stupid move you’ve just made.’
Or perhaps:
And Samuel said, ‘Wow, Saul, you really blew it this time.’
Or what about:
And Samuel said, ‘Way to go, Einstein. You’ve just lost your crown.’
Now I don’t think Samuel’s words are really that overblown, but imagining is half the fun!
Let’s see if we can get something funny out of Bryan and Rico.
I found the description of the blinding of the cyclops in the Odyssey to be quite graphic and humorous.
Nathan Smith
June 18, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Haha… this is a great meme. I’ll have to think about this one.
Bryan
June 18, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Great, a meme. I’ll have to think about this one. Dunno if I’ll be able to top yours; holdeth not thine breath.
Rick Brannan
June 19, 2009 at 9:35 am
Rick, you sound so excited!
Mike Aubrey
June 19, 2009 at 10:49 am
Here you go: http://www.supakoo.com/rick/ricoblog/2009/06/20/HumorInAncientLiteratureTheMeme.aspx
Rick Brannan
June 19, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Thanks for humoring me, Rick.
Mike Aubrey
June 19, 2009 at 10:15 pm
I know, I should have a better attitude. Guess I’ve been watching too much Eeyore in those Winnie-the-Pooh videos Ella is hooked on right now.
Rick Brannan
June 20, 2009 at 1:07 pm
love Winnie the Pooh.
Mike Aubrey
June 20, 2009 at 1:57 pm
that’s funny. He’s pretty much saying. You’re being stupid.
I always found this funny (john 21.7)
7 λέγει οὖν ὁ μαθητὴς ἐκεῖνος ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ Πέτρῳ· ὁ κύριός ἐστιν. Σίμων οὖν Πέτρος ἀκούσας ὅτι ὁ κύριός ἐστιν τὸν ἐπενδύτην διεζώσατο, ἦν γὰρ γυμνός, καὶ ἔβαλεν ἑαυτὸν εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν,
Say what you want about γυμνός, referring to him still having on an undergarment, I’ll continue to read that as he was fishing naked, and mark 14.52 has my back.
for related posts, btw, see http://ntstudent.blogspot.com/2009/02/humor-in-new-testament.html
levi
June 19, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Nice, that’s great, Levi.
Mike Aubrey
June 19, 2009 at 10:16 pm