Plot bunnies in Greek mythology

[NaokoSmith]

Here we have it all quantified, folks! What got those ancient Greeks really excited:

http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/488041_10151438199294588_36959771_n.jpg

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Here we have it all quantified, folks! What got those ancient Greeks really excited:

http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/488041_10151438199294588_36959771_n.jpg

OK, but I didn't think they wore pants then.

And what about the effects of Pandora opening her box?

 

[3113]

And what about the effects of Pandora opening her box?

That fits into hissy-fit. The humans get what the gods did't want them to have (fire). Promethus is punished for this, but that's not good enough for Zeus. He has Hephaestus make a woman out of clay and gives that woman to Epimetheus, Prometheus' brother along with this box that should never be opened.

Epimetheus takes the bait; he goes for both Pandora and the box. She opens the box, and Zeus has his revenge on Prometheus and the humans for the fire-stealing.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

That fits into hissy-fit. The humans get what the gods did't want them to have (fire). Promethus is punished for this, but that's not good enough for Zeus. He has Hephaestus make a woman out of clay and gives that woman to Epimetheus, Prometheus' brother along with this box that should never be opened.

Epimetheus takes the bait; he goes for both Pandora and the box. She opens the box, and Zeus has his revenge on Prometheus and the humans for the fire-stealing.

I know, but ultimately then, all mankind's ills come from a woman opening her box! Maybe Zeus couldn't keep it in his chiton, but Pandora had a place to put it.

 

[Stella_Omega]

I know, but ultimately then, all mankind's ills come from a woman opening her box! Maybe Zeus couldn't keep it in his chiton, but Pandora had a place to put it.

The whole thing was engineered by dudes-- four of them in this story. But then they blame the girl, who was also engineered by dudes. What a surprise.

I would say the moral is; Don't try to make women out of clay. You'll miss something important. You'll fuck it up.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

The whole thing was engineered by dudes-- four of them in this story. But then they blame the girl, who was also engineered by dudes. What a surprise.

I would say the moral is; Don't try to make women out of clay. You'll miss something important. You'll fuck it up.

and here all I was trying to do was make some word play on "box."

Now, as to making them out of clay...

In the judeo-christion origin myth, the hairy thunderer makes two out of clay to start with - equals - but one, the female, gets uppity and really fucks up the order of things. So the old white beard tries again with a rib or other part, and makes one that gets uppity and fucks up. Seems anybody with a myth wants to blame it on the women, but Stella is right - it only happens when a man tries to make a woman. But, i'll be damned, men still seem to be trying to "make" women.

Now don't get your strophion in a knot, Stella.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Julian Jaynes, THE ORIGIN OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BICAMERAL MIND, argued that the ancients were functionally schizophrenic, marching to the tunes of their hallucinations.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Julian Jaynes, THE ORIGIN OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BICAMERAL MIND, argued that the ancients were functionally schizophrenic, marching to the tunes of their hallucinations.

At least that was what the voices told him...

 

[NaokoSmith]

My Gosh, Tio. I never thought anyone would be able to put an even more sexist spin on those twin towers of patriarchy - Greek and Judeo-Christian mythology.

 

[sr71plt]

and here all I was trying to do was make some word play on "box."

I thought it was amusing.

 

[NaokoSmith]

I thought it was amusing.

Oh sugar sugar! Is it a slow evening and you are looking for a bun fight?

 

[Handley_Page]

Oh sugar sugar! Is it a slow evening and you are looking for a bun fight?

I'll get my camera

 

[NaokoSmith]

I'll get my camera

If there are buns, we better get the Bear to come along too.

 

[sr71plt]

Oh sugar sugar! Is it a slow evening and you are looking for a bun fight?

Ummm. No. I thought the "box" pun was amusing. I wouldn't say I was the one taking things too seriously/literally this evening.

 

[NaokoSmith]

Ummm. No. I thought the "box" pun was amusing. I wouldn't say I was the one taking things too seriously/literally this evening.

How about a Chelsea bun? They do very nice ones, three for £1.50 in my local market. I can have one, the Bear can have one and you can have one.
Although the best ones are of course to be got from Fitzbillies.

 

[Stella_Omega]

How about a Chelsea bun? They do very nice ones, three for £1.50 in my local market. I can have one, the Bear can have one and you can have one.
Although the best ones are of course to be got from Fitzbillies.

Okay, tell me what's a Chelsea bun. *pats tummy in anticipation*

 

[NaokoSmith]

Okay, tell me what's a Chelsea bun. *pats tummy in anticipation*

Oh my dear! So delicious. These ones actually are from Fitzbillies:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LAuCCls0ox8/TVL6b79HYrI/AAAAAAAAD8U/wARMjZ9P7yE/s1600/chelsea+buns.jpg

They're bready buns which are as it were rolled around raisins and crystallised cut peel and they're drenched in sugary sauce. Fitzbillies' Chelsea buns are the stickiest. They are a cake shop near Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge, and they do the best Chelsea buns in the world. Here's the shop:

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT__4lI9MAM3gqXEUiJY9_q4PybRJYYewi0uEVLWjBXR_CA2iw6Aw

 

[Stella_Omega]

I can see where a fight with those would mean something!

And you can hide the evidence with some quick nomming.

Messy/dirty kink, food kink, communal showering...

PLOT BUNNY!

 

[sr71plt]

How about a Chelsea bun? They do very nice ones, three for £1.50 in my local market. I can have one, the Bear can have one and you can have one.
Although the best ones are of course to be got from Fitzbillies.

I don't do cooked raisins. Do they have any without? And could you have an ambulance standing by?

 

[3113]

Oh my dear! So delicious. These ones actually are from Fitzbillies: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LAuCCls0ox8/TVL6b79HYrI/AAAAAAAAD8U/wARMjZ9P7yE/s1600/chelsea+buns.jpg

Ah. Sticky buns is what we'd call 'em. Isn't that what they're called in the UK, too?

 

[Stella_Omega]

I don't do cooked raisins. Do they have any without? And could you have an ambulance standing by?

The raisins improve the ballistic capabilities, or so I imagine.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

My Gosh, Tio. I never thought anyone would be able to put an even more sexist spin on those twin towers of patriarchy - Greek and Judeo-Christian mythology.

They don't need a spin to display their sexism; a literal reading is enough. And you're as much a structuralist as I; I'm sure you can see just as much more.

Now, back to those sticky buns. I'll take Pilot's raisins since he doesn't want them.

 

[NaokoSmith]

I don't do cooked raisins. Do they have any without? And could you have an ambulance standing by?

The raisins are unfortunately an essential part of the Chelsea bun. Shall I bring some iced finger buns along?

3113, I think there might be 'sticky buns' here, but these are special Chelsea buns. In London they are now known as blinis.

Tio - you know that I'm not a structuralist.

 

[sr71plt]

Iced finger buns sound intriguing. Probably still would need the ambulance, though.

 

[Handley_Page]

If there are buns, we better get the Bear to come along too.

And you could interest a passing elephant. Don't they like buns, too?

My local baker does not make buns with a sticky top, but they taste good.
They are so gooey that my dentist is going to fit me with a new crown as a replacement for the one lost to a bun.