“We are not sure how [the name Istanbul] was developed as it emerged from the Greek and we are not sure how far it goes back,” Ahmed says. “It means to the city, so if you see the word Constantinople it has the word Stan and Pol in it as it was called Constantinopolis. It simply means I Sten Pol meaning within the city, probably meaning within the old city walls.”

Why did Constantinople get the works? The name was too long for the Tuuuurks!

[–] DenialOfIntelligence@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

That image saw better times

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure that image saw the fall of Constantinople…

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

It has more artifacts.

[–] jak@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

I can’t read the subtitle (flavor text?) and I don’t know if that’s part of it

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 9 months ago

"My little shnookums might want to sit down for this..."

[–] Arthritis_god_of_the_hunt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 9 months ago

Fall of Constantinople? More like the conquest of Konstantinyye !!!

[–] Poiar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I have seen this before under the tirle:

"Cómo hablar con tu perro sobre homosexualidad y comunismo"

Pure genius

Edit: Also, needs more jpeg

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Why did Constantinople get the works?

That's nobody's business but the Turks!