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Trippin' Through Time

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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I heard that some abbot wrote that you should choose the dullest, least intelligent monks to be scribes since it's just copying other's work over and over again. I'm not surprised some of them got a little bored.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Slipped in a self portrait after drinking the ink

[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

That dude was probably laughing his ass off while drawing it too.

[–] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dudes enjoying himself. Look at him all bricked up

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Probably a codpiece. Speaking of which, we should bring those back. They were dope.

Look at this ridiculous thing.

[–] KrankyKong@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Looks like Frodo found a different type of ring

[–] Louisoix@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

From The Songbook of Zeghere van Male (16th century)

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Thanks! There’s some real gems in there

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

That guy's like, "This is my life now, having a bird eternally biting my dick."