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Re:The Ancient Mesopotamian Tablet as Cookbook by mattferderer on Friday June 14, 2019 @10:09AM (#20183130)
I've never considered the difficulty it must be for historians to try & understand sarcasm before.
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Re:The Ancient Mesopotamian Tablet as Cookbook by stronglikedan on Friday June 14, 2019 @10:37AM (#20183343)
Most people don't even understand it today.
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Re:The Ancient Mesopotamian Tablet as Cookbook by mcguire on Friday June 14, 2019 @10:50AM (#20183467)
Sumerians had a great sense of humor. It's a pity historians don't.
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