Cincinnatus Returns to Farming
>be me >Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus >chillin' on my farm, living the simple life >Rome: "Help we’re under attack!" >put down plow, go win war in like 15 days >roman people be like "here’s absolute power, please save us again" >nah, done my part, you guys can handle it now >go back to farming like nothing happened >refuses to elaborate, happily cultivates crops
A statue of Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus stands beside a greentext story about him leaving his farm to save Rome, receiving absolute power, and then voluntarily returning to farming. The joke contrasts his legendary self-restraint with leaders who cling to power, making it a reaction to someone who solves a crisis and quietly leaves. EN: A statue of Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus stands beside a greentext story about him leaving his farm to save Rome, receiving absolute power, and then voluntarily returning to farming. The joke contrasts his legendary self-restraint with leaders who cling to power, making it a reaction to someone who solves a crisis and quietly leaves.
- @eternalclassic / 56718 2024-09-01
- @sbunem / 80959 2024-09-01
- Template
- greentext
- Type
- image
- Size
- 680×479 · 65.4 KiB
- Mood
- absurd, admiring
- Language
- en
- Added
