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A touch of silliness I threw together for the LOL_history LJ community, after unearthing some of my old notes of Coptic and Demotic,...

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Garr ~garr

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16 years ago

The word for "Bed" in Demotic is "lol".

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Garr ~garr

Digital Artist

16 years ago

hehehe,... yeah, the characters at the bottom are the demotic characters "lol" :)

TilfLegionRavenwing ~tilflegionravenwing

Art Whore

16 years ago

you bloddy muppet, you're supposed to be organising moving back so we can all go for drinkies again!!! to be honest, i don't get it either, but i fear it has some deep-seated bizarre sexual meaning!! speaky soon pea, Hi cassandra! many huggles to you both! xx

DjynnFlyssa ~djynnflyssa

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16 years ago

Why do I wish I didn't get that? XD Excellent.

irbisgreif ~irbisgreif

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16 years ago

Okay, this joke seems to be quite obscure.

You should have transliterated the demotic script there, as I can't find a single on-line reference for transliterating Demotic. As a result, I don't think anyone but an Egyptologist could get this joke.

Garr ~garr

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16 years ago

I did translate it, that's the joke. The word for bed in Demotic is "lol" :)

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16 years ago

Mmm, spooning.

SiLverMask ~silvermask

16 years ago

Hmmmmm.. gives the term 'lol-ly gagging' a whole new meaning.

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