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IO! SATVRNALIA! (lemmy.world)
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[-] dwemthy@lemdro.id 2 points 1 day ago

Love the crying skull in a Santa hat

[-] Dungrad@feddit.org 50 points 4 days ago
[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago

Explanation: The image is from The Onion, a satirical news site, and is making fun of this kind of political cartoon.

The Romans celebrated SATVRNALIA around this time, a jolly winter holiday in which people exchanged minor gifts and snacks, celebrated together, played silly holiday games, wore outlandish clothing, and in general turned the social order 'upside-down' in the name of the liberation represented by the god Saturn, and all people were (theoretically, and by custom, not law) equal for the week, from the highest masters to the lowest slaves.

IO! SATVRNALIA!

[-] Pantsofmagic@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

That sounds kinda awesome.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

Enjoy your Saturnalia gifts! Don't forget to gamble, drink, and eat to excess!

[-] Sergio@slrpnk.net 9 points 3 days ago

By coincidence I was thinking of getting someone a "Sicko" t-shirt and came across this article about the author of these cartoons: https://slate.com/culture/2020/12/sickos-meme-ward-sutton-kartoonist-kelly.html

[-] Maultasche@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

Is that the artist from the "Sickos" meme?

[-] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Yes...ha ha ha...yes!

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

With the arduous use of labelling, I'm surprised this isn't a Ben Garrison conic

this post was submitted on 24 Dec 2024
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