Father (Wednesday, 5 Dec 2012) Reply
Stupid punchline. In the original myth the feathers were attached with wax and thus melted when he flew too close to the sun.
Stupid punchline. In the original myth the feathers were attached with wax and thus melted when he flew too close to the sun.
CLis150 (Wednesday, 5 Dec 2012)
Yes and no. The Greeks hated hubris (exaggerated pride or self-confidence). I think that today the comic speaks to non-acceptance that a person may have made a mistake - or the overly optimistic, as in "No you are wrong - mortgage-backed securities are safe and nothing can go wrong."
Yes and no. The Greeks hated hubris (exaggerated pride or self-confidence). I think that today the comic speaks to non-acceptance that a person may have made a mistake - or the overly optimistic, as in "No you are wrong - mortgage-backed securities are safe and nothing can go wrong."
Mother @Father (Wednesday, 5 Dec 2012)
Oh dear. Let's make another one.
Oh dear. Let's make another one.
666metal (Friday, 7 Dec 2012)
You obviously didn't get it.
You obviously didn't get it.
Pythagoras (Wednesday, 5 Dec 2012) Reply
I'm sure he miscalculated the square of the hair over the cube of the pube
I'm sure he miscalculated the square of the hair over the cube of the pube
Euclid (Thursday, 6 Dec 2012)
Obviously whatever didn't rhyme with "duck" feathers didn't work either
Obviously whatever didn't rhyme with "duck" feathers didn't work either
Euclid (Thursday, 6 Dec 2012)
Given the outcome, I'm partial to the theory that dominant underestimated factor was the mass of the ass.
Given the outcome, I'm partial to the theory that dominant underestimated factor was the mass of the ass.
Ahone (Thursday, 6 Dec 2012) Reply
What it doesn't show is that these wings were the prototype. He has six other boys locked up to be used for guinea pigs.
What it doesn't show is that these wings were the prototype. He has six other boys locked up to be used for guinea pigs.
Gravdigr (Tuesday, 1 Jan 2013) Reply
Well that WAS dumb...everybody knows good wings are made of chutzpah and dreams, everybody.
Well that WAS dumb...everybody knows good wings are made of chutzpah and dreams, everybody.
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