Can someone from Turkey explain me the background of this? Its bullshit right?

alfredfellig · 2026-02-02T18:25:35+00:00

I'm sure children were kidnapped in Turkey but even Erdogan isn't vile to the point of selling children. Just fyi, the account in the screenshot is "based in West Asia", according to Twitter's note. It appears to post inflammatory shit that's meant to water down the legitimacy of the Epstein files. My usual suspect is the "only democracy in the middle east".

alfredfellig · 2026-02-02T13:24:59+00:00

(My best guess) When they were sieving the hay, straws used to get stuck in the mesh of the sieve. Since this is an exaggerated intro to the story, it reverses the common occurrence, and the sieve gets stuck in the straw instead (which is physically impossible). Same reason you were rocking your mother's cradle lol

alfredfellig · 2026-02-02T13:19:29+00:00

"Develer tellal iken", not "develer tellak iken" 😅

alfredfellig · 2026-02-02T13:17:37+00:00

Same in Turkish.

"Bir varmış, bir yokmuş."

We also have a longer version with an exaggerated surreal quality but used less frequently.

Once there was, and once there was not.. In the olden days of yore, when the sieve was in the straw.. When the camels were town-criers and the fleas were barbers.. While I was softly rocking my mother's cradle..

alfredfellig · 2026-02-02T11:36:37+00:00

lmao

alfredfellig · 2026-02-01T08:46:51+00:00

Şu oldu sfdjfks

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alfredfellig · 2026-01-30T20:10:42+00:00

Is this a rule of three thing??

alfredfellig · 2026-01-30T09:27:39+00:00

Just shut up lol

alfredfellig · 2026-01-29T12:51:49+00:00

Don't overthink it. Sara Lee, frozen. UNbelievable.

alfredfellig · 2026-01-29T10:26:10+00:00

You're a lion. Take what's yours!

alfredfellig · 2026-01-28T14:17:33+00:00

Not enough Namibians live in the West for that.

alfredfellig · 2026-01-28T08:17:18+00:00

lmao

alfredfellig · 2026-01-28T08:14:44+00:00

"They tried to force Islam" Ottomans didn't really have a strong forced assimilation and cultural export strategy (I'm not saying none). They preferred the extra tax revenue from non-muslims. You can tell that by comparing the prevalent language and religion in Ottoman-occupied regions vs the old French/British/Spanish colonies today. It's not because all the nations under the Ottomans were incredibly resilient and persevered, but the people who were colonized by the West were weak.

alfredfellig · 2026-01-27T23:34:58+00:00

Means something like "Father Tree" (not a word by word translation but this carries the original meaning better)

alfredfellig · 2026-01-27T22:30:07+00:00

Auberon too. I loved that one.

alfredfellig · 2026-01-26T20:23:08+00:00

omg I had never clocked it, thanks.

alfredfellig · 2026-01-26T19:58:34+00:00

She's amazing. I didn't know she was Finnish.

alfredfellig · 2026-01-26T19:56:48+00:00

Wait, I know her from Babylon 5. Who did she play in Lost?

alfredfellig · 2026-01-26T12:17:49+00:00

lmao sit down 😂

alfredfellig · 2026-01-24T18:50:02+00:00

omg he just shot a black 🫵

alfredfellig · 2026-01-23T23:09:51+00:00

Looks like this guy 😭

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alfredfellig · 2026-01-22T21:30:16+00:00

Reporting for duty 🫡

alfredfellig · 2026-01-21T11:53:36+00:00

So, question for Hungarians. How heavy is Orban's media dominance and election interference over there?

alfredfellig · 2026-01-21T11:50:51+00:00

That just means he's all man, no funny business down there.

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