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The Eight Winds Cannot Move Me (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Apparently the poet was "Su Dongpo" and the friend was "Fo yin" if you google the names together, this story comes up.

Super random but there is also apparently a dish named after the poet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongpo_pork

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Damn, this guy went super hard.

On the Birth of a Son

Families when a child is born

Hope it will turn out intelligent.

I, through intelligence

Having wrecked my whole life,

Only hope that the baby will prove

Ignorant and stupid.

Then he'll be happy all his days

And grow into a cabinet minister.

[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

This made me laugh

[–] AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 5 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks, that should be enough for diving down a research rabbit hole!