Actually “per my last email” was not unheard of in millennia-old cuneiform letters.
A woman named Datâ in the 8th century BCE wrote to her brother, “Why have I not seen your messenger until this very day? Now, if you are alive, let me forgive the shortcomings of your character…”
A woman named Datâ in the 8th century BCE wrote to her brother, “Why have I not seen your messenger until this very day? Now, if you are alive, let me forgive the shortcomings of your character…”
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Dr. Thing Learner
Did any of these ever start with “per my last tablet…”
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I have a brother who continually ghosts me every so often on Whatsapp - this would be so hilarious!! 😂😂😂
1. Gosh, they loved a list.
2. Deadly with a well-aimed passive aggressive comment.
https://bsky.app/profile/ambientrelish.bsky.social/post/3kruecgffed2q
“The lady Gagâ has died and your brother is troubled” https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa19/P224382/html
Battle for your life, Babylon”
- Lady Gaga, 2020
munus-ga-ga-a
woman-Gagâ
The first sign “munus” (or mí) is telling you how to read the following ones —as a woman’s name — and the last one is adding length 😊
It being a reference to a Babylonian tablet makes me like her even more XD
I hope she comes to Bluesky to do it again!😀💙
Me: Hi mum, sorry I've been out of touch for so long. What's new?
Mum: Your Dad's been badly burned
Me: What? How badly?
Mum: Well, son, they don't fuck around at the crematorium