Laozi Never Said Thank You
DID YOU KNOW? The Chinese philosopher Laozi, who lived to 69 years old never said the words thank you in his entire life? This is because he did not speak English.
A portrait of the Chinese philosopher Laozi appears above a fake trivia caption claiming he never said “thank you” because he did not speak English. The joke relies on a deliberately obvious anachronism and is used as an absurd reaction to pedantic or misleading facts. EN: A portrait of the Chinese philosopher Laozi appears above a fake trivia caption claiming he never said “thank you” because he did not speak English. The joke relies on a deliberately obvious anachronism and is used as an absurd reaction to pedantic or misleading facts.
elderly philosopher / пожилой философlong white beard / длинная белая бородаbald head / лысая головаwhite hair / белые волосыtraditional Chinese robe / традиционная китайская одеждаorange collar / оранжевый воротникportrait / портретwhite circle / белый кругblack background / чёрный фонtext caption / текстовая подпись
- @itvbia / 14328 2021-06-23
- Type
- image
- Size
- 555×800 · 67.3 KiB
- Mood
- absurd, sarcastic
- Language
- en
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