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minus-square@CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink6•11 days agoDiogenes plucked that chicken to point out Platon’s definition of a human (being a bipedal, featherless animal) being flawed. This meme leaves out parts of the definition to enforce a joke. Two different situations.
minus-squareburgersc12linkfedilinkEnglish1•11 days agoIts similar enough, the definition is limited and therefore enables a joke to be made.
minus-square@CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink0•11 days agoIt’s not similar, it’s the exact opposite.
minus-squareburgersc12linkfedilinkEnglish0•11 days agoIt still demonstrated what I was trying to say, that if you go too literal on these two jokes then you’re missing the point
Diogenes plucked that chicken to point out Platon’s definition of a human (being a bipedal, featherless animal) being flawed. This meme leaves out parts of the definition to enforce a joke. Two different situations.
Its similar enough, the definition is limited and therefore enables a joke to be made.
It’s not similar, it’s the exact opposite.
It still demonstrated what I was trying to say, that if you go too literal on these two jokes then you’re missing the point