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Comment by dieselgate | original | Handwritten 200-year-old dismissal notice found on roof tile
[−]dieselgate · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:38 UTC · link
It might be impossible to determine but wonder if it was a joke, written by another coworker or by the “dismissed”. Mostly find it odd the writing was done before the tile was cured. Anyway cool stuff. Reminds me of deciphering Roman graffiti a bit.
[−]lostlogin · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:43 UTC · link
> Deciphering Roman graffiti

Life of Brian had pointers on Roman graffiti

https://youtu.be/M3gNdGHsEIk

[−]InsideOutSanta · 2026-11-15 Sun 17:00 UTC · link
Yeah, I had the same thought. "Ya fired" jokes are pretty common, I doubt it was much different 200 years ago, and actually dismissing somebody by carving into a roof tile seems extremely odd.