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[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 41 points 1 week ago

They also just happen to write about how the person they assisinated to get power was an evil tyrant with a small pp.

(I know this is a massive problem with Roman history, Nero fiddling while Rome burned was almost certainly an invention of Christian authors.)

[-] Khanzarate@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

Big mistake though, in that case. Nero would've needed a huge pp. Big dumb Nero with his massive schlong unable to figure out what to do. But our hero, with his miniscule pp, genius, he's here to save the day.

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Good point, I forgot about the Roman attitude to pp

It does make me wonder when the association changed though, or if it was purely regional.

[-] Khanzarate@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Definitely regional, there's a preference for bigger dicks well before the romans, too.

I dunno when "bigger dick = hornier" came about, but I know it was at least Greek. But then romans valued reserve, things in proportion. Sometimes they let loose but they felt there was a time and place, and a man who couldn't control himself wouldn't be favored, and a big dick meant exactly that. Impulse control, not a specific size preference.

Its very interesting, honestly.

[-] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I bet you could beat a woman or young boy half to death with it, too!

(I know they’re edgelord douchebags, but they have a few good bits.)

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Fiddle? He was more likely to have played bagpipes. Which is just exponentially funnier to me for some reason

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 7 points 1 week ago

Well, he certainly didn't fiddle, since the violin wasn't invented for another thousand years. Supposedly in the original accounts it was a cithara or lyre. It also doesn't help that he was over 30 miles away when it started, and personally coordinated the firefighting efforts when he did finally arrive.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

See that's what I love about Rome. They're all lying and being catty bitches about it too

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