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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

Don't come crying to me when there's no sesame seeds on your bun, I warned you.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Please do the needful.

[–] [email protected] 146 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As per my last cuneiform tablet, motherfucker

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I didn't receive that tablet

pulls out tablet from the shelf behind them

Yes you have

hits them over the head with it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Reminding me of the local city clerk who was on vacation, called me back without listening to my detailed voice mail, and told me she didn't have any of the paperwork I knew she had.

Same clerk called me back 5 minutes later saying it was on her desk, but buried b/c she had been on vacation.

Like how is this my fucking problem jfc...

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I wonder if there was an 'ALL CAPS' version of cuniform writing

or maybe they just used a bigger heavier tablet to convey the emphasis.

A small four ounce tablet for regular messages, 10 ounces to show concern, 1lb to show immediate concern ...... a big giant 50lb rock to show you're angry, pissed off and want answers now!

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There was this from the Bible lol:

“See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

Why do I get the sense that the bible might have been just a lost data archive for an ancient Tumblr community

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am just picturing Goliath flipping someone off with his giant hand.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

... or David with a comically oversized stylus he has to use two hands in order to write

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] 257m 2 points 6 days ago

Has Ea-Nasir sold you some low quality copper?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

Possibly? I'm not an archaeologist.

The triangular end is what's pushed into the clay to write like this. I suppose there's a limit to how deep you can go, but I bet that with enough practice, a reader could tell the difference between consistently shallow and deep impressions. Pressing really hard into the clay might be the same as adding emphasis.

Although, I like your version of just using a bigger hunk of ceramic to make a point. You have to wait longer for it to dry and it's heavier to transport. It's like saying "by the time you get this, I've already been pretty mad for about a week."

[–] Mouselemming 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And/or deliver the tablet with more force. Personally I'd opt for the 1 pound tablet and chuck it at their lower midsection.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

As per my previous thrown brick.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

I like this idea. Make it as inconvenient as possible to process and store their tablets.

Or thicker tablets to etch deeper, maybe. Really conveys a message. "Look how far I can drive this pick into this tablet. Imagine what it could do to your face."

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

i warned you about the sesame fields bro

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

The medium changes, the users don't.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fun fact: Either this guy's bloodline died out, or he is very, very likely one of your ancestors.

Source: http://www.stat.yale.edu/~jtc5/papers/CommonAncestors/NatureCommonAncestors-Article.pdf

[–] Danquebec 4 points 6 days ago

That's awesome.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

I CC'd you the memo (cuneiform correspondence).

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

I sent you my complaint please respond