this post was submitted on 13 May 2025
1095 points (99.0% liked)
memes
14756 readers
3297 users here now
Community rules
1. Be civil
No trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour
2. No politics
This is non-politics community. For political memes please go to [email protected]
3. No recent reposts
Check for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month
4. No bots
No bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins
5. No Spam/Ads
No advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live.
A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
Sister communities
- [email protected] : Star Trek memes, chat and shitposts
- [email protected] : Lemmy Shitposts, anything and everything goes.
- [email protected] : Linux themed memes
- [email protected] : for those who love comic stories.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Genies appear when you "rub the lamp".
"Rubbing the lamp" is possibly a symbolism for sexual intercourse. It describes the exchange of sexual services against "favors", i.e. wishes.
As such, it coded a possible course of action of young, powerless people in need to receive a wish.
It's past your bedtime Freud.