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Hunter-gatherer tribes probably had some natural laxative they called some version of "thunder-clapper" and giggled as they said it.
by suzzer99 1y ago
Hunter-gatherer tribes probably had some natural laxative they called some version of "thunder-clapper" and giggled as they said it.
- Barbing 1y agoI bet. Source: the amount of time it takes to scroll through the Wikipedia page for “it’s all Greek to me“ (variations common across dozens of languages) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_to_me https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_to_me
- maxbond 1y agoEsperanto's translation being "it's all Volapük to me" is exactly the kind of linguistic shade I was hoping to find in that article.
- egypturnash 1y agoLobjan: It's Ithkuil to me. Sadly the list does not include an entry for how you would express this sentiment in Ithkuil. (both are of course conlangs)
- stavros 1y agoBut it's the same in Danish as well? Very odd for a real language.
- YeGoblynQueenne 1y agoDanish is a conlang.
- djmips 1y agoBesides the mercury compound, the Lewis and Clark contained a natural laxitive called Ipomoea purga (jalap) which was native to Mexico. Presumably the natives there used it and maybe laughed about it.
- vintermann 1y agoMade me look up what "jalap" actually means, but apparently it's just a reference to the city it grows near, and means "sand water" or something like it.
- Kye 1y agoSee also: jalapeño. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xalapa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xalapa
- Cthulhu_ 1y agoI bet they got drunk / high on loads of things too on the regular.
- throwaway173738 1y agoMost likely sasparilla and root beer. Sasparilla in particular is made from Sassafrass which in its natural state contains safrole and produces a euphoric feeling when imbibed.
- jug 1y agoYeah. The oldest known gag is a Sumerian proverb from 1900 BC: "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap" You also have another joke from 1600 BC: "How do you entertain a bored pharaoh? Sail a boatload of young women dressed only in fishing nets down the Nile - and urge the pharaoh to go fishing."
- bobmcnamara 1y agoIn Taiwan they served me some thin mushrooms with dinner My host: they're called see-you-tomorrow Me: oh ok Host: because they're indigestible Me: awkward pause Host: you're gonna shit! Me to myself: oh thank God. Between the flights and insomnia it's time.