Alexamenos.
***
Alexamenos claps
between movements.
***
Alexamenos thanks
people who didn’t
help him.
***
Alexamenos tries to
whistle but fails.
***
Alexamenos holds
the door for
someone still in
the parking lot.
***
Alexamenos asks the
time when standing
near a sundial.
***
Alexamenos lives a
hop, skip, and a jump from a
puddle, ditch, and a cliff.
***
Alexamenos rides a
bicycle built for Lou.
***
Alexamenos requests
Dvorak on the
classical station and
then falls asleep
before it plays.
***
Alexamenos believes the
automatic bowling pin
resetter mocks him.
***
Alexamenos stays till the
very end.
***
Alexamenos.
.
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Interesting!
Thanks, Sadje
You’re welcome Raymond
Raymond’s “Alexamenos” is an insightful literary portrait of the archetypal dweeb of Ancient Rome, often mistaken for Sirimenos.
Thanks E Sum
Wow off the beaten track for trefology, and that’s saying a lot!
Alexamenos is the Roman Charlie Brown!
Funny, Jack. I had a passage “Alexamenos gets his kite tangled in the tree” but I thought that was showing my hand. Thanks, J!
But what does Goofus do?
Too funny. Thanks. fw65
I like learning something new! I had to google to find out more!
Thanks, mm! Yeh, it’s a bit of history.
Lol! Learning something new, didn’t think I had it in me today!
Haha! And never stop! Thanks, Carol
(1) Wikipedia: Aexamenos_graffito
(2) You can never get enough Alexamenos, even though “menos” means less.
Thanks, David!
Who is his favourite character in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
Hard not to suspect Bottom. And thanks, Bruce!
This is so good it made me look up ‘Alexamenos’! Very funny!
Thanks, sdtp!
I see quite a bit of myself in Alexamenos. I also caught a glimpse of scholar in you!
Thanks, Geoff!
I found this witty, but then had to Google Alexamenos….now I don’t know what to think 😳. That Alexamenos get around a lot.
Thank, Janny — Alex does have a way of turning up.
The fool on the hill.
Thanks, Mitch!
As always, EXCELLENT!
Thanks, 00!
I’m relieved to see I’m not the only one who looked it up!
What made you think of/write about this?! :)
Oh, I’m sure I read it somehow and jotted it down in my notebook. You never know what might come in handy! Thanks, Seliza
Poor Alexamenos seems lonely and confused. :)
Everybody loved Alexamenos! Except for that one guy (see historical context). Thanks, Nancy
I had to look up Alexamenos too! I’m going to tuck this into my “did you know” file for some future party where I want to sound smart. Also, great lines. My favorite was “Alexamenos rides a bicycle built for Lou.”
Capital idea! Alexamenos is an interesting historical figure, though we know nothing about him other than he was the butt of a joke. And thanks, B.
Is there anything 🤔 🕶
Alexamenos don’t do
besides graffito blasfemo?
Thanks for reading, David!