The dog jumped over the fence? Polysemys

[Teo1]

From George Lakoff's "Women, Fire and Dangerous Things"

I am often working to recategorize everything in existence, and this book mentions how we humans use categories. Schemas. Well, instead of finding something really smart in the book, I found these graphics that just cracked me up. :D I thought I'd share them with you all:

http://www.givnology.com/103/polysemy419.jpg

http://www.givnology.com/103/polysemy421a.jpg

http://www.givnology.com/103/polysemy421b.jpg

http://www.givnology.com/103/polysemy421c.jpg

http://www.givnology.com/103/polysemy422.jpg

http://www.givnology.com/103/polysemy423.jpg

http://www.givnology.com/103/polysemy424.jpg

http://www.givnology.com/103/polysemy425.jpg

http://www.givnology.com/103/polysemy429.jpg

http://www.givnology.com/103/polysemy432.jpg

http://www.givnology.com/103/polysemy432a.jpg

http://www.givnology.com/103/polysemy433.jpg

http://www.givnology.com/103/polysemy434.jpg

 

[DaveC426913]

Sorry, can't see a thing.

 

[BicycleTree]

What's so funny about it? And why is this in brain teasers?

 

[Teo1]

Dave, click the link, duh, I didn't TURN OFF IMAGES the forum did

Bicycle, where would you suggest?

 

[hypatia]

I thought they were kinda funny myself. I find myself thinking back to ancient image writings and wondering now what exactly they meant. Maybe they were not tales of heros falling from the stars, but a gooey, messy breakfast that the kids took out of the room.

 

[BicycleTree]

They are just symbolic diagrams of situations. "Unusual," perhaps. But it wouldn't have occurred to you that they might be humorous if Teo hadn't suggested it in his post.

 

[hypatia]

Thats just not true at all. How could you even begin to know what I find funny?

 

[BicycleTree]

Call it a sixth sense. If it's funny, what's the joke?

 

[mapper]

Im not getting this at all. But it is early for me.

 

[hypatia]

I am not sure why you would expect something that makes me smile, would make you feel the same way? I have a masters degree in anthropology, and spent a great deal of time studying ancient non text writing.
One of the posted links shows a sun symbol, with the adage "the syrup is running". What struck me funny is..what if the ancients ment that too?
It was funny to me.

 

[Math Is Hard]

What does the "TR" and the "LM" mean in the diagrams?
Maybe that's why I'm not getting the joke..?

 

[hypatia]

I don't think its a joke or a puzzle, I just think he didn't know of any better place to post it.