“Misery loves company” is a well-known proverbial phrase we use in the English language. It is usually meant to describe situations where unhappy people want to share their misery with others. It’s been around for centuries, and we still actively use it today.
This age-old proverb was originally said in the 16th century by the demon Mephastophilis in a play titled “The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus,” created by Christopher Marlow. The excerpt was in Latin, but it translates to “It is a comfort to the unfortunate to have had companions in woe” or, more simply, “misery loves company.”
But guess what? Marlow actually isn’t the first person to use this Latin phrase. Dominick de Gravina, a 14th-century Italian historian, wrote this Latin phrase in his work, Chronicon de rebus in Apulia gestis.
I just feel like if you've seen one comic about a dolphin tearing through someone's asshole and falling in love with a woman only to be cuckolded by her dog, you've seen them all...
I remember when art was creative, unique, and surprising...
There are so many precious details. The look of jealousy on the dog's face as the dolphin-man-kebab and his woman are copulating. The dog-baby nursing. The five-o'clock shadow on the lonely dolphin-man-kebab.
Only parts of southern China, and parts of Korea eat dog. (Might be some other regions I'm unaware of. More freaky, and looked down on for it by the rest of China is Guangdong's eating of monkey brains).
It's probably a lot more regions than you're aware of. A professor of mine used to love telling stories about going home during the summer, and his cousins would tell him he had to dig deep in the stew pot, because the puppy (the tender meat) was at the bottom. He would always end it by explaining they didn't raise dogs as pets, but just the same as cows or pigs. He was native american.
I can't tell whether you're being downvoted because people don't like the china-dog-eating stereotype, or because this is not the correct answer to "why China?".
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WesternInfidels@feddit.online · 135 pts · 28d
So this is a common misconception
tal@lemmy.today · 11 pts · 28d
https://grammarist.com/phrase/misery-loves-company/
A position that's been around for a while.
bobbyfiend@retrolemmy.com · 45 pts · 28d
Well, I guess I was warned.
SupremeDonut@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 28d
Tbf, it's my fault for being here today
Hazmatastic@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 28d
Salamanderwizard@lemmy.world · 44 pts · 28d
Where you at OP. I need to talk to you face to face for this.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 28d
Salamanderwizard@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 28d
Okay....look, we need to go on a date first before that. Lord in heaven.
psycotica0@lemmy.ca · 37 pts · 28d
I just feel like if you've seen one comic about a dolphin tearing through someone's asshole and falling in love with a woman only to be cuckolded by her dog, you've seen them all...
I remember when art was creative, unique, and surprising...
😉
rslogix89@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 28d
I just logged on to the damn app for Christ sake.
Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org · 32 pts · 28d
luthis@lemmy.nz · 23 pts · 28d
Credits?
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 28d
yanked it from imgur so no attribute, but reverse image search found this from Reddit.
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de · 19 pts · 28d
I don't hate it.
0ops@piefed.zip · 11 pts · 28d
Well then get the hell out of the way, the rest of us have some hating to do here!
VM_Abrantes@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 28d
If you look closely, the dude is still alive and conscious of what is happening.
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 28d
Then it's all ok becaude he consented!
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 28d
how do you think he got so aroused?
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 28d
Wow, this is certainly something
volore@scribe.disroot.org · 12 pts · 28d
What a terrible day to have eyes.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 10 pts · 28d
I hate it when that happens.
alastel@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 28d
WTF
guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip · 8 pts · 28d
What the fuck
DempstersBox@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 28d
You ahhh.... you got her number?
fonix232@fedia.io · 7 pts · 28d
Bro she got that dawg in her
eleefece@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 27d
whaleross@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 28d
If I lost the game, so will you.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 28d
noooo!
LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 28d
I,...
I mean....
WHAT?
uservoid1@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 28d
It does look like the work of Molg H. but not sure
https://www.tumblr.com/molgh
https://old.reddit.com/r/molgh
https://bizarrecrew.com/gallery.html?post=5d553248d07d3c79cf8bc0bc
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 28d
this was on the comic from Reddit on a reverse image search.
nanometer1625@thelemmy.club · 4 pts · 28d
There are so many precious details. The look of jealousy on the dog's face as the dolphin-man-kebab and his woman are copulating. The dog-baby nursing. The five-o'clock shadow on the lonely dolphin-man-kebab.
Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one · 2 pts · 28d
Some needs to make a scale. How much do you love dogs on a scale from white women to China?
nialv7@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 28d
why China?
smaximov@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 28d
They eat dogs, allegedly.
racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 28d
Is there any problem with eating dogs? Some people eat cows OMG!
jrs100000@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 28d
nialv7@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 28d
that's a racist stereotype....
Semjeza@fedinsfw.app · 2 pts · 28d
Only parts of southern China, and parts of Korea eat dog. (Might be some other regions I'm unaware of. More freaky, and looked down on for it by the rest of China is Guangdong's eating of monkey brains).
imadethis@fedinsfw.app · 2 pts · 27d
It's probably a lot more regions than you're aware of. A professor of mine used to love telling stories about going home during the summer, and his cousins would tell him he had to dig deep in the stew pot, because the puppy (the tender meat) was at the bottom. He would always end it by explaining they didn't raise dogs as pets, but just the same as cows or pigs. He was native american.
nialv7@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 27d
pretty sure the monkey brain stuff is just urban legends...
nanometer1625@thelemmy.club · 0 pts · 28d
It's hard for me to forget the video with a pile of dogs skinned alive and still moving.
Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one · -1 pts · 28d
Arguably, racism applies to people, not to countries and their laws.
nanometer1625@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 28d
I can't tell whether you're being downvoted because people don't like the china-dog-eating stereotype, or because this is not the correct answer to "why China?".