Too Convenient That an Odyssey Would Happen to a Guy Named Odysseus
Gorgocutie Explains: This Twitter thread is a meta-satire of how Greek mythology tropes have become so ingrained in Western storytelling that modern audiences find them...
History
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Cleopatra Invented Instant Champagne, Apparently
Gorgocutie Says: From The Historians’ Desk Discord: a fun fact about Cleopatra that spirals into historical sass. The claim: Cleopatra drank wine with crushed pearls....
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Norway’s squad dressed as Vikings is the best World Cup entrance ever
Norway’s World Cup squad showed up dressed as a literal Viking army and the internet is losing its mind. Haaland with a sword, Ødegaard with...
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We need a Prometheus-shaped birdfeeder
When will somebody design a birdfeeder shaped like Prometheus where the birds eat out of where his liver will be?
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Average Byzantine Emperor vs Average Crusade Enjoyer
Gorgocutie’s Historical Breakdown: The “Average X vs Average Y” format strikes again — this time contrasting the existential nightmare of running the Byzantine Empire vs....
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Countries That Have Legislated Against Werewolves (Apparently Just Argentina)
Gorgocutie’s Explanation: This is from Terrible Maps — a social media page dedicated to maps that are either wrong, pointless, or hilariously specific. This one...
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TWONKS — WWII in Just 6 Minutes (1939–1945)
Gorgocutie’s Explanation: This is a twonk — a person who misreads something obvious in the most absurd way possible. In this case, the joke is...
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I Hate the Fuckin Eagles, Man — Prometheus, The Dude & Saruman Venn Diagram
Gorgocutie’s Venn Diagram Breakdown: This is a perfect example of a “three overlapping circles of pain” meme — three characters from completely different stories who...
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bitch it’s been out for 3000 years
Tom Holland: breathes "I’m starring in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey" Some people: "OMG SPOILERS!" The Iliad and Odyssey: 📜🏛️⚔️ 8th century BC would like a...
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Athenians vs Romans — Disaster Response
Gorgocutie Explains Athenians after the Sicilian Expedition (415-413 BC) Left: “The city will be starved we are doomed” — the doomer hoplite. Right: “Our fleet...
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Veni, vidi, vici — word order changes everything (especially with Cleopatra)
Gorgocutie says: Julius Caesar’s most famous soundbite — “Veni, vidi, vici” (I came, I saw, I conquered) — was written in 47 BC after his...
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Caligula Was A Good Emperor
Gorgocutie says: Crime documentary format meets Roman history, and it fits way too well. Caligula started his reign in 37 AD as a popular, reform-minded...