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hippopocranuse!! (mander.xyz)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Cocaine must be a hell of a drug...

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

No way.

This is unreal....

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

hiphopapotamus and the rhymenoceros

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Feels weird to see the Caduceus associated hith Hippocrates; here in Europe I've only seen it used as a symbol of trade, while the Rod of Asclepius is the more common symbol for medicine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm fairly sure it's like that everywhere, the rods are just often confused. I myself rarely remember which one is used where

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Interesting, I always thought it was a country thing, but you're right that it's simply a widespread confusion.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Can someone explain hippopocranuse?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I'm guessing, the rainbow colours are there because prisms are triangular. And to make it look more ridiculous, of course.

The ☤ symbol is a caduceus, which got mixed up here with the Rod of Asclepius, which is a symbol for medicine.
So, it's related to Hippocrates, who was a physician, perhaps most prominently known for the Hippocratic Oath.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

You wouldn't understand.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Hippipotenuse is a cutie. 😊

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

My brain hertz

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Hip hop anonymous?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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