Hell

There are many words and pictures that we notice on the backs of passing trucks—funny ones, erotic ones, wise ones, and playful ones.

Tempo

January 22, 2019

 

But there was a particularly good one I saw in a photo.

It was a series of short phrases in Javanese (with incorrect spelling that I have corrected) that went like this:

POLOS DIBULLY

APIK DISINDIRI

ELEK DIRASANI

KABEH DICACATI

JANE LAHIRMU

DIAZANI

OPO DIPISUHI

The naïve bullied

The good teased

The bad gossiped about

All condemned

So, is your birth

Blessed

Or cursed

The words seem to be directed towards people

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