Micro SF/F stories by O Westin
"These copper ingots," the devil said, "are of sub-par quality."
"You accepted them as payment," the merchant said, "the deal is done."
"Very well. I will uphold my end of the bargain," the devil said. "Your name will live forever."
"That is all I ask," said Ea-nasir.
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Aug 30, 2021 at 2:57pmFedilab
Show threadArt Nouveau AppreciatorAug 30, 2021
@MicroSFF subbed on Patreon because of this post
Show threadSylvhemAug 30, 2021
@MicroSFF This is genius.
Show threadRezAug 31, 2021

@MicroSFF

The longest surviving written complaint is addressed to this man. It looks like he tried selling someone some sub-par yet overpriced copper ingots.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nasir

Show threadDaniel BohrerAug 31, 2021
@MicroSFF I've always had the feeling that I'm the only one who knew about this meme, but thanks for proving me wrong! 😁
Show threadFreyalyn 🌻🌨️ 🌲 🎄 🌲 🌨️Nov 9, 2022
@MicroSFF Oooh, nice one.
Show threadDon’t Wreck YourselfNov 10, 2022
@MicroSFF the Ea Nasr stuff kills me. In my archaeologist days, I was a researcher on the Ur Digitization Project and the internet memes have given me life. But, for the record, he gets a bad rap.