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[–] RomCom1989@hexbear.net 38 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

It's easier for people to imagine the end of capitalism than it is to imagine dragons

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 16 points 3 weeks ago

imagine dragons

"I'm waking up to ash and dust"

[–] Guamer@hexbear.net 15 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Spike@hexbear.net 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 14 points 3 weeks ago

peterson-pain Is fire a dragon?

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

if there's no such thing as dragons, how did the countryside get so burninated?

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

Smoke detectors: our last, best hope against burnination.

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I am a dragon

Fifty feet high and sixty feet long with a mane of fire and claws of pure obsidian

I am Scrambles, Scrambles the Death-Dealer

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Whose a good little murder machine? Is it Scrambles?

meow-petted meow-petted meow-petted

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 17 points 3 weeks ago

So in Fruits Basket the dragon is depicted as a

spoilerseahorse

[–] Verenata@hexbear.net 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Guess I believe in dragons now shrug-outta-hecks

[–] ManFreakBeast@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So I am curious, does the Chinese zodiac really work like how it says it does on the back of those paper place mats they had in the strip mall Chinese place that was probably actually owned by Koreans that I went to as a kid or is that a bastardized version?

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a lot more complex compared to the Western Zodiac and what you get on those placemats

I'm not calling myself an expert, but I do know that in addition to the animal signs, you also have the five elements, whether or not that cycle is possessed of yin or yang, and also that cycles heavenly and earthly stem

So yeah, the placemat is not fully informative

[–] ManFreakBeast@hexbear.net 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Dang it paper place mat that was probably bulk purchased from a sketchy company in San Fransisco! Why would you lie to me while I'm eating egg rolls sadness

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I also have bad news about fortune cookies

[–] miz@hexbear.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

:still-real-to-me-dammit:

[–] 2812481591@hexbear.net 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

they're kind of symbolic. the Chinese word 鼠 refers to both rats and mice, 羊 to both goats and sheep. they definitely understand these are different animals, but there is no consistency in how they're represented. In the north, it's usually depicted as a sheep, and in the south it's usually a goat.

Similarly, the South East Asia, the Ox is a water buffalo.

In Malaysia, the Rabbit is a mousedeer, and they call the Dragon the "Large Snake" and the snake "Second snake"

[–] Guamer@hexbear.net 20 points 3 weeks ago

"We've had first snake, yes"

second-breakfast

[–] Moonworm@hexbear.net 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

and they call the Dragon the "Large Snake" and the snake "Second snake"

Which one is Big Boss again?

[–] Verenata@hexbear.net 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Lmao dying. I think he's Biggest snake.

[–] Guamer@hexbear.net 8 points 3 weeks ago

Silly noodley guys

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago

brb rewriting the /r/atheism Jesus copypasta but for dragons (Chinese dragons and Western dragons are different)