The Life and Times of Ea-nasir, Bronze Age Babylonia's Most Notorious Businessman (c. 1750 BC)

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You've heard the name and seen the memes, but who was Ea-nasir, what was life like during his time, and why has he been regarded by many as being the most notorious businessman of the Bronze Age (at least that has appeared in the archaeological record)? This video will hopefully give you some insight into Ea-nasir and his world.
Contents:
00:00 Introduction
03:00 The Complaint Tablet to Ea-nasir
06:28 Ea-nasir's World
08:24 What Happened to Ea-nasir?
09:19 Thank You and Patrons
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@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Sorry one typo... at 07:25 the caption should read "Samsu-iluna" and not "Samsu-luna." Thanks!

@beepboop204 9 месяцев назад

good thing you addressed it or else the internet would have been furious 😛

@carriekelly4186 9 месяцев назад

I knew dat 😉

@melltelae3557 9 месяцев назад

how phawking dare u

@bettylaselli2048 9 месяцев назад

Don't worry!

@beutyindetail 9 месяцев назад

no one would notice. but thanks

@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658 9 месяцев назад

Ea-Nasir has now become as famous as Gilgamesh through his ability to sell terrible copper. Amazing.

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

🤣 yeah that's pretty funny actually. One was an godlike hero and the other a crappy copper dealer. Due to the memes I think more kids today know the name Ea-nasir than Gilgamesh, though I could be wrong. Thanks for watching!

@mateuszchoda5560 9 месяцев назад

Golden boy Gil has his place in memes, although it's specifically the Fate version. So degenerate weebs only.

@carl8703 9 месяцев назад

Wonder what Ea-Nasir would think if someone went back in time and told him that, one day, he would be remembered with the same reknown as Gilgamesh.

@stormshadow5283 9 месяцев назад

I bet Ea-Nasir was the one who gave Gilgamesh the false plant of immortality....thats why Ea-Nasir is immortal

@vazak11 9 месяцев назад

Fate//Zero should take advantage of this XD

@craniusdominus8234 9 месяцев назад

Ea-Nasir. The man, the myth, the legend.

@mintoo2cool 7 месяцев назад

justice for nani!

@ariefakmalmuhammadzulkifli7662 6 месяцев назад

Ea nasir is not myth?

@doomtrooper3184 5 месяцев назад

@@ariefakmalmuhammadzulkifli7662 The quality of his copper was though.

@jayrenee378 Месяц назад

What if Ea-Nasir is the victim and Nani is just trying to steal money from an honest copper merchant? I'm on team Ea-Nasir.

@uxorioushornet 9 месяцев назад

I once saw a writing prompt that read: "when you die, you get to see the number of people who know about you, and talk about you. Only a few decades after your death, the number says zero. You figure it will stay there forever, but a few millenia later, the number skyrockets into the millions." The best response to the prompt just said "and they all know I sold really shitty copper."

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Interesting prompt... very true in a lot of cases. Thanks for watching, appreciate it!

@HansWurst1569 9 месяцев назад

I laughed so hard at this. Holy shit

@_HMCB_ 9 месяцев назад

Can you explain what you mean by “prompt?” You mean an ancient artifact or AI? Sorry for my ignorance.

@HansWurst1569 9 месяцев назад

a writing prompt is basicaly a short introductory 'story' to write a larger story. It's bascialy the fundament of a larger story. The word prompt can also be use as "to start *something*" As example: I was /prompted/ to write a story with that comment. Hope it helps :)@@_HMCB_

@maymunity7942 9 месяцев назад

@@_HMCB_ A writing prompt. You have subreddits and other sites dedicated to giving people a prompt and then they write a short story

@gmv3354 9 месяцев назад

Now I know who truly inspired the business practices of EA (Electronic Arts)

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

🤣🤣🤣

@experience741 9 месяцев назад

Lmao

@stormshadow5283 9 месяцев назад

Truly the legendary founder of the company

@redjirachi1 9 месяцев назад

Nanni tried to warn us of EA 37 centuries in advance and we didn't listen

@ansaz14 8 месяцев назад

This comment, should be immortalized on a clay tablet

@maxtew6521 9 месяцев назад

I like how Ea-Nasir just collected complaint tablets in his home. Dude loved getting one over on poor schmucks. What a scoundrel.

@LittleWhole 3 месяца назад

It was postulated that his house was burned down by people he ripped off, so the clay tablets that he collected became fired and therefore preserved enough for us to get our hands on it and translate it 37 centuries later.

@walker1812 9 месяцев назад

Some men may always be thinking about Rome, but any of us who have been on the raw end of a deal think of Ea-Nasir.

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Haha...while I probably do think about the Roman Empire more than most, I'd have to say I think about those a further to the east a bit more lol. Thanks for watching!

@AncientAmericas 9 месяцев назад

Ah yes, our favorite sleazy bronze age salesman, Ea-Nasir.

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

True, but we're still talking about him... haha thanks for watching, appreciate it!

@AncientAmericas 9 месяцев назад

@@HistorywithCy Anytime!

@selkie76 8 месяцев назад

Reminding me of one of my favourite two-sentence horror stories... "The damage to the time machine wasn't so bad - it looked like I'd be able to get back home after all. I just needed to find somebody in ancient Sumer who could sell me some high quality copper wire."

@Vexcenot 3 месяца назад

That's 3 sentences

@darkushippotoxotai9536 8 дней назад

Is she the protagonist of dino crisis ?

@christbenitez8797 6 дней назад

He's out of luck if he meet Ea Nazir lmao

@craniusdominus8234 9 месяцев назад

Legend has it, Ea-nasir would eventually found what is now known as the first customer support center

@craniusdominus8234 9 месяцев назад

And that a copy of this tablet is present in the corporate headquarters of both Verizon and AT&T, who have proudly carried on his legacy of selling low quality copper to this very day.

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

🤣🤣🤣

@craniusdominus8234 9 месяцев назад

@@HistorywithCy In retrospect, I probably should have just went for a single comment in the style of the old Top Gear. Something like "The man, the myth, the legend. Some say he would eventually found the first recorded call center in history, and that a copy of this tablet is present in the corporate HQs of Verizon and AT&T, both of whom have proudly carried his legacy of selling low quality copper into the 21st century. All we know is he's called Ea-Nasir" But at the very least, I hope that multiple comments will actually help you with the algorithm.

@Xizor15 9 месяцев назад

The whole channel's history has been leading to this video.

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

🤣 it's definitely been on the list of topics to cover for a while...thanks for watching!

@personzorz 8 месяцев назад

The whole of written human history has been leading to this video

@ReZel80657 9 месяцев назад

First CEO of EA Games

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

🤣🤣🤣

@christbenitez8797 6 дней назад

EA Nasir is John Riccitiello's ancestor lmao

@DarDarBinks1986 8 месяцев назад

Ea-Nasir sure kept rules 1 and 239 of the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition: 1) Once you have their money, never give it back; and 2) never be afraid to mislabel a product.

@DontThinkso-kb9tc Месяц назад

He should have remembered rule Rule 57 of the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. "Good customers are as rare as rare as latinum. Treasure them"

@hermescarraro3393 9 месяцев назад

Imagine being so AWFUL, that your name endures far longer than the the names of countless BETTER people around you. The literall equivalent of a modern day used car salesman achieving immortality. 😂

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Yeah, funny how things work out. Offhand I can't name one honest, capable or good businessman or merchant from 1750 BC. Thanks for watching!

@Ethan-cz8xq 9 месяцев назад

I always love learning about these more mundane, petty disputes in history. There's something so endearing about a situation you can relate too in ancient times

@anggi8699 5 месяцев назад

Me to, I love history but the majority of it is always about wars, the life of kings. I'm very curious about the life of ordinary people from the past. So, mundane story like this is much more interesting to me. 😊

@goldenfiberwheat238 4 месяца назад

@@anggi8699the people paying historians to write their stuff down were the people with money. Mostly kings and nobles. And most commoners throughout history were illiterate which is why wars and geopolitics are what you usually hear about

@gothkrispies4349 4 месяца назад

From Gregory of Tours's History of the Franks: "Amalaberg, the wife of Hermanfrid, was a wicked and cruel woman: it was she who sowed the seeds of civil war between the two remaining brothers. One day when her husband came in to have a meal, he found only half the table laid. When he asked Amalaberg what she meant by this, she answered: 'A king who is deprived of half his kingdom deserves to find half his table bare.'" In another part of this book, a king had to flee his home because he couldn't keep it in his pants, and was welcomed into the home of another king...whose wife he promptly slept with.

@EdrickBluebeard 9 месяцев назад

I love that we have pretty much accepted that the derpiest Bronze Age figurine is Ea Nasir. No argument, you see it, you know it. That's the look of a merchant who is rude to messengers and servants.

@LudosErgoSum 9 месяцев назад

«The smartest man in every room, is Ea-Nasir.» - Nasir fanboi c. 1750

@Tzimiskes3506 9 месяцев назад

This is a certified "Ud reeeaaaa!" moment.

@arthurbriand2175 9 месяцев назад

I would love an Uncut gems type movie about Ia-Nasir bamboozling and lying to all his business partners and it's just a very stressful day in Ur.

@goldenfiberwheat238 4 месяца назад

Like wolf of Wall Street

@notreallymyname3736 8 месяцев назад

I'd just find it hilarious if Ea-Nasir is hanging out in the afterlife; and watching this all go down. "Why do they keep talking about my customer complaints!? Nani was a major Karen, and just liked to show off that he had a scribe on retainer. I can't help it that the copper I bought was trash, I'm just a middle man. Haven't they found all the records of my charitable giving to the temple?!".

@martinbassi7457 9 месяцев назад

Absolutely amazing in that never in Ea-Nasir and Nanni's wildest dreams could they ever have imagined we would be learning about them over 3500 years later not on cuneiform tablets but on our cell phones via RU-vid in places in the world they never knew existed!

@joemachine4714 9 месяцев назад

In other words learning about their dispute on a magic crystal

@stellabee2026 9 месяцев назад

the chain of specific events that had to occur to turn Ea-Nasir into a meme 3500 years later could make a decent sized book

@nunyabiznes33 2 месяца назад

On our obsidian tablets

@nulnoh219 7 месяцев назад

4000 years from now, some future historian finds an intact AWS server. The only data that are not corrupted they could decrypt were customer reviews.

@glacier68 8 месяцев назад

Gotta love how so much preserved cuneiform is business correspondence. Like the one from a trader advising his servants to hide ingots in their undergarments to avoid tariffs, or many that are essentially, "This is your second billing, If you have already sent your payment, please disregard this tablet."

@spiralingspiral72 18 дней назад

humans have been sending spam emails (or clay tablets) since time immemorial

@chrisdooley1184 9 месяцев назад

I’d like to see you cover the new discovery at Lagash. They found the roof of a restaurant’ and once they wiggled inside they found beaten tin plates for service still stacked on the shelves as well as cups and vessels which held drinks and tables etc. The pictures taken are amazing because they show social life from something like 5,000BCE. I’d like to see more videos on everyday living. For example Irving Finkle once read from a seal that came from a man who’s business was constructing homes for others. That would be fascinating to hear about! Great video as always Cy

@melltelae3557 9 месяцев назад

beer FTW!

@DieLuftwaffel 9 месяцев назад

Link to this find?

@auraajah3072 9 месяцев назад

Is good

@Argacyan 9 месяцев назад

I've been bamboozled by Ea-nasir!

@StMiBll 9 месяцев назад

It is always amazing to get this intimate perspective of the lives of the ancients. Makes one feel much more connected to the past.

@Yatagurusu 9 месяцев назад

Personally what makes me tear up is this little toy horse on wheels that was found in mesopotamia dates around 1500 BC. theres a hole in the nose where we think a string once went through to pull along the horse. And this just makes me feel that there was once a little kid, whose parents worked hard enough to buy/make for him a toy, a toy that was similar to one that I had, and that child was probably loved, and that child maybe even grew up, maybe even passed down the toy. And day by day 3000 years went by, and all trace of him is gone, except that toy.

@goldenfiberwheat238 4 месяца назад

@@Yatagurusuah jeez that’s sad. Kinda teared up a bit. Let’s lighten the mood. EA NASIR GIVE ME BACK MY SILVER YOUR COPPER IS TERRIBLE

@Cropak_Napeik 4 месяца назад

If you are interested in more ancient kids stories, they found in the old russian city of Novgorod serveral carvings on wood dating from the 11th century. They were drawings made by a child (I think his name was Orfinn). From what I remember, some of them include the boy playing with his friends on the classroom, several symbols and random drawings of creatures, and the boy looking at a knight riding a horse

@vvvci 9 месяцев назад

We today in "modern" times underestimate the TRADE NETWORKS which were long and well connected 2,000+ bce.... despite all the hazards and perils! Tin - rare, and essential for making (most alloys of) bronze came from as far away as Wales (British isles) for millennia. Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan mountains, cedar logs from Lebanon, and of course gold and silver from rare mines always made their way in to trade routes. And it is astounding how bold the NOMADIC TRADERS were, as the tablet says, there was always the chance of pirates, raiders, or falling in to enemy territory... yet, despite these hazards, the traders proliferated, the trade routes continued and grew

@goldenfiberwheat238 4 месяца назад

That’s the indomitable will of the human spirit for you

@brandenmanuel2037 9 месяцев назад

A video about Ea-Nasir This should be good

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Hope you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

@5pastseven Месяц назад

Surely better than his lousy copper

@megawutt 9 месяцев назад

Let’s not jump to conclusions. I would like to hear Ea-Nasir’s side of the story.

@MatthewCampbell765 Месяц назад

I believe they actually did find an apology letter written by him but I can't recall. They did also found what they believe to be Ea-Nasir's house, which contained a lot of similar complaint tablets addressed to him. As such, in my opinion, there's sufficient evidence to fairly conclude that Ea-Nasir was at best incompetent, and at worst actively a swindler.

@MrPhange 9 месяцев назад

I've waited for this video for almost 4000 years

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Yeah I've been meaning to make this one...glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

@5pastseven Месяц назад

as long as ea Nasir's customer have been waiting for better copper

@Error_-qz2zr 8 месяцев назад

" I shall exercise my right of rejection" Sumerian speech is something

@gleann_cuilinn 8 месяцев назад

So Nani just glossed over the fact that he owes Ea-Nasir two mina of silver 🤔 maybe we've been too hard on old Ea... I wanna know why Nani expects his money bag when he owes Ea all that silver!

@livingjoke3083 2 месяца назад

One of my favorite sayings of Ea-nasir: "Iltam zumra rashuptim elatim"

@MKfanmomo 9 месяцев назад

This unfortunate merchant helped scholars understand a little bit about his time period, which is fascinating. Long live the cuneiform tablets may archeologists discover more !

@nahnnan1265 9 месяцев назад

"He was the best guy around" What about the poeple he treated with contempt? "What contempt?"

@void2240 2 месяца назад

Assistant: Ea-Nasir, someone sent a clay tablet. Ea-Nasir: Nanni!?

@kellyezebra 9 месяцев назад

My two favorite things about ancient history-Ea-Nasir and History With Cy-go so great together! Very excited!

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! Lol never thought my name would be in the same sentence as Ea-nasir... I don't know if I should be honored or concerned? Thanks for watching, appreciate it!

@mintoo2cool 7 месяцев назад

this is the best kind of history in my opinion. it’s cool to learn about history of kings and queens and empires and wars etc. but this is so much more fun, relatable and interesting.

@stormshadow5283 9 месяцев назад

Ah yes! Ea-Nasir.....the progenitor of EA company

@AndersonNSilva-mw7kl 9 месяцев назад

You just know that future Civilization games will have a technology discovery quotation about Ae-Nasir and his shenanigans. Probably about copper, I bet.

@silververnallbells191 4 месяца назад

Imagine being 4,000 yrs in the future from now and people deciphering the internet and find obsession with thousands of years prior...

@bradmyst1339 9 месяцев назад

I hope that we all have had a chance to see the modern day meme that someone put together because of this guy. Truly wondrous

@BiggestCorvid 9 месяцев назад

This is practically a holiday special episode. I'm so happy. Thanks for the quality content

@madderhat5852 9 месяцев назад

Apparently he also went on to sell used chariots at insane prices.

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

With bad copper parts I'd imagine lol. Thanks for watching!

@madderhat5852 9 месяцев назад

😆@@HistorywithCy

@buddycharley2413 8 месяцев назад

The most interesting man in history still boggles my mind how we aren't so different thousands of years ago

@shaider1982 9 месяцев назад

EA Nasir, it's in the copper.

@PersonManManManMan 9 месяцев назад

This is it, this is huge

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@user-fc7is6jo2e 9 месяцев назад

Outstanding Presentation! I always love your posts. I am also commenting to help your channel with the algorithm.

@minaw6618 9 месяцев назад

🤓

@liisahmanni 9 месяцев назад

@@minaw6618Was it "algorithm"?

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Thanks, really appreciate the support and glad you enjoyed the video!

@silververnallbells191 4 месяца назад

@@liisahmanni When you leave a comment or a like it pops it up in the AI algorithm that this is a video people are watching so the algorithm will recommend it more to different people or similar videos... whatever you watch or hit like on especially if you comment - that's how recommended videos are generated.

@florinivan6907 6 месяцев назад

This does raise questions about literacy though. If Ea Nasir could read and write and presumably he wasn't the richest merchant then we can assume literacy was at least common among the 'middle class'. Merchants richer peasants people working in administration would almost always have had some basic literacy.

@silverchairsg 8 месяцев назад

I just realized no one has tried a facial reconstruction of Ea-Nasir. It's beyond time. 😁

@vazak11 9 месяцев назад

Fascinating, I am so happy to see this covered and the added context explains so much!

@Fermillon9181 9 месяцев назад

Ayyy Ea-nasir, the guy

@Artur_M. 9 месяцев назад

I came here to write something witty but there's so many great comments already! Ea-nasir really is a legend. 😂

@AntoniusTyas 9 месяцев назад

Ea-nasir. Truly one of the businessman in Babylonia.

@nedwardmumford7525 9 месяцев назад

Amazing video. Thank you!

@Angayasse 9 месяцев назад

Thanks a million Cy. Your videos are always top notch. Your channel is my to go in all history matters.

@IranTalk 9 месяцев назад

Excellent video, as usual. Keep it up my friend!

@sonarbangla8711 9 месяцев назад

An extremely important recovery of an ancient correspondence between Nana and Nasir. I am sure such correspondences between Sumeria and India or reference. This might open a new chapter of ancient history.

@EdrickBluebeard 9 месяцев назад

Also, I love your work, sir. Looking forward to the next.

@johnnyboeck8952 9 месяцев назад

He has returned

@PopGoesTheology 9 месяцев назад

Thank you much for your hard work, Cy!

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

@facoulac 9 месяцев назад

Loved the meme, and the episode too!

@JustGrowingUp84 9 месяцев назад

I love this kind of video, shedding light on the lives of regular people!

@geraldmeehan8942 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Cy. Keep up the good work!

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching, appreciate it!

@8-piecechickenstripbucket812 7 месяцев назад

I can imagine bro writing that complaint tablet with his stick so pissed

@emom358 9 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed this. Thanks.

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

@AloisWeimar 9 месяцев назад

Crazy Ea-nasir his prices are low they are Insane !

@MalayArcher 9 месяцев назад

I thought this was another bronze age shitpost but i just realised its Cy’s video 😅

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Lol yeah hopefully it's better than the memes! Thanks for watching!

@roykay4709 9 месяцев назад

Wonderful exposition on Trade in ancient Mesopotamia. This reminds me that Dilmun was much later claimed to be conquered by Assyria. That would have been during the times of the Vedic City States. What was traded, most likely through Dilmun at that time.

@stormshadow5283 9 месяцев назад

Dilmun is in India?

@roykay4709 9 месяцев назад

@@stormshadow5283 - No. It seems to be the same area as Bahrain. Dilmun seemed to be the trading center between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley.

@RhondaFizzleflint 9 месяцев назад

Amazon Market Place, ca. 1750 BC

@erraticonteuse 9 месяцев назад

Next do Sin-gamil's unheeded calls for more water for his sesame fields. THE SESAME WAS VISIBLY DYING, not that Sin-id-dinam cared😡

@Melody_Raventress 9 месяцев назад

Ibbi-Ilabrat saw it!

@usergiodmsilva1983PT 9 месяцев назад

Imagine the Life and Times of Tim, but in Mesopotamia. And Ea-nasir could be someone ike Saul in Breaking Bad xD

@Numba003 9 месяцев назад

I love seeing these very human relationships preserved in ancient documents, from myths and stories to histories and legal records lol. Thank you for another excellent video. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)

@larrytuft9782 9 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Thank you, appreciate it!

@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319 9 месяцев назад

Been sick all day yesterday. Revisited that Voyager episode "False Profits". And then this shows up on my notifications. Crom truly works in mysterious ways 🍻

@ericconnor8251 9 месяцев назад

Classic Ea-Nasir, always swindling his customers with substandard copper. The ghost of Nanni probably wishes that he had had clay tablet style Yelp reviews during the First Babylonian Dynasty, to spread awareness and get a boycott going against his arch nemesis.

@JulienCohenMusic 9 месяцев назад

Amazing insight

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Thank you, glad this was useful!

@JulienCohenMusic 9 месяцев назад

@@HistorywithCy yes because Abraham and his dad were living in Ur in this period, and the reason of the wealth of Abraham was that he was honest, among dishonest people. This story fits the biblical account beautifully

@JenniferinIllinois 9 месяцев назад

Ea-Nasir - dude was a total scammer. If he could only imagine that 3800 years later people would still be talking about him and his shady business practices. 🤣🤣🤣

@cletus223 9 месяцев назад

Were you ripped off by Ea-nasir?! Bel Ur attorney at law will fight for you!

@ericconnor8251 9 месяцев назад

If you or a loved one received substandard copper, then you may be entitled to a bartered compensation and a free consultation funded by his majesty Hammurabi, King of Babylon.

@pinchevulpes 9 месяцев назад

Gudea of Lagash still my fav despot, built a city on his own and took on the big boys

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Yeah Gudea is in my list of top 5 rulers of ancient Mesopotamia. Thanks for watching!

@marginbuu212 7 месяцев назад

In the next Terminator movie, I want him to go back in time and save Ea Nasir. And in the process of doing so, Ea Nasir recognizes the errors of his ways and changes as a merchant.

@christopherthrawn1333 9 месяцев назад

Well done here

@beepboop204 9 месяцев назад

im relentlessly playing KOTOR (i know im like 20 years after the fact) so seeing you post something new gives me an excuse to pause them game and have a snack while i learn something

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Haha still the best star wars game out there... all hail Darth Revan!!!!!!!

@usergiodmsilva1983PT 9 месяцев назад

Wait... there are more complaint tablets?!

@HistorywithCy 9 месяцев назад

Yes but they're not as scathing as the one from Nanni. The others are more of "when will I be getting my copper" vs "...I will not accept here any copper from you that is not of fine quality. I shall from now on select and take the ingots individually in my own yard, and I shall exercise against you my right of rejection because you have treated me with contempt..." etc. Thanks for watching!

@firstaidsack 9 месяцев назад

UDREEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAA

@shockwavesteve 2 месяца назад

I feel like these old tablet translations are always sound repetitive because their language was probably structured like “(in-past-time) (you-give) (copper) (me) (and) (show-me) (bad)” which then probably gets thrown in as “you have have given me bad copper and treated me with discontent.”

@jayjohn9893 9 месяцев назад

Such an interesting peak into the past, very interesting story

@_HMCB_ 9 месяцев назад

I was waiting for the hat to drop and the gentleman to say “I’m sending down by thugs and you better have my money beatch” 😂😂😂 I can see this scene happen as if it were today. Thank you for amazing content. 🙏🏽

@BezoomyKoshka-ip4dz 28 дней назад

Quite a few years back my friend was doing some thing where he was downloading lots of movies and games and burning them on discs for people. He kept getting letters from his Internet provider warning that they may investigate his large downloads, and if he's using his connection for commercial or illegal reasons they will get the law involved. And in one of the letters it starts out all formally warning him about downloading over a terabyte in a month. And at the bottom of the letter, right before where its signed, it said "next time we're coming round" (They never did "come round" though)

@_HMCB_ 27 дней назад

@@BezoomyKoshka-ip4dz times have changed. Way back when, large downloads would have sent off red flags to an ISP. I was online around ‘96/97 and speed was slow unless you had broadband, which not many people had. Then broadband got more prevalent about 2000 and I started downloading from torrents. Never music, just apps and smaller stuff. Surprised I never got a letter.

@joemachine4714 9 месяцев назад

"If it weren't for that pesky messenger i'd have gotten away with it too" 🧔‍♂️

@5pastseven Месяц назад

Imagine going back in time, to tell Ea Nasir that 4000 years after his death, he'd still be famous for his shitty copper

@colin3424 2 месяца назад

Ea-Nasir is literally me

@ScarletImp 9 месяцев назад

And to think this all started because of a complaint inscription in the British Museum.

@Beepers559 Месяц назад

I find it hilarious how, thousands of years later after he and the cities he knew were sent to the sands of time, ea Nasir became a meme just because he was a good swindler and loved his complaint tablets

@Jordan-wv2xz Месяц назад

Further proof that bad customer service is in fact a timeless concept.

@egillskallagrimson5879 9 месяцев назад

It is kinda a dickmove to owe money to a friend/business partner and keep it behind enemy lines... think about it today may seem meaningless as for the majority of us there is no real danger but think in that friend you always are lending money and making favours only for him to ultimately move to a really dangerous place so you really don't feel in the mood to go get your money. I will totally send him a clay tablet very upset xD