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It’s a joke at the expense of the astrologer. Rome had Augurs with official responsibilities for predicting the future, so maybe these kind of jokes were more s
by Brakenshire 5y ago
It’s a joke at the expense of the astrologer. Rome had Augurs with official responsibilities for predicting the future, so maybe these kind of jokes were more subversive at that time.
Although I could imagine a modern joke about an astrologer making grand predictions that are whittled down as the person corrects them.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> Although I could imagine a modern joke about an astrologer making grand predictions that are whittled down as the person corrects them. https://www.newsfromme.com/pov/col054/ https://www.newsfromme.com/pov/col054/