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History does not deserve to be seen as one of the boring subjects of the humanities, bottom mark. Time and again, we see it repeating itself, for better or worse, and its relevance is not just time-defying, it’s literally time-defining.

The corner of Reddit known as History Memes is on a mission to ignite and spread people’s interest in historical knowledge with a miscellaneous and fun twist. The result is hilarious lighthearted memes about the past that put it in a whole new perspective.

With a whopping 5.3 million members, the History Memes community stands as a powerhouse of Reddit and you can totally see why.

So pull your seat closer and enjoy the newest batch of history memes below, before checking out more of them in our previous articles here, here and here.

#1

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Nathaniel
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But Jesus spoke English.... It is right there in the Bible......

Monday
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And he was a blue-eyed white guy....It's right there in the paintings....

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But, but, but, Jesus was a strapping young Viking lad with long golden red hair, pale skin, and deep blue eyes. He also spoke immaculate English and would certainly have been deeply disturbed by Starbucks making their coffee cups secular for the holidays. (I’m being sarcastic for all you Pandas who think otherwise.)

Pam Derck
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I grew up in eastern Pennsylvania near the town of Nazareth. There was also Bethlehem about 45 minutes away. Up until I was about 10 or 12, I legit thought Mary and Jesus were from (basically) down the road.

Charlie
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jesus wasn't a christian though, he was jewish. Other than that yes, it still amazes me too some people can't comprehend people from middle east or Africa could be christian.

Disgruntled Pelican
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He was the origin of Christianity, though. He and his followers formed the new religion.

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Lev Borovoi
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe because stuff that happened 2000 years ago is not always relevant to what happens now 🤔 It's like saying "still beyond me that Nigerians are surprised that the Czech republic has a Vietnamese minority."

xolitaire
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That comparison doesn't really work though. Christianity is very wide spread and the bible is well known - still the depictions of Jesus are mostly ignorant of his heritage and cherry pick what fits the circumstances.

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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Come on! Everybody known Nazareth lies in Belgium. So jesus is a beer drinking, chocolate loving fries eating blond Belgium.

Coleen
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought Nazareth was in PA! Either way it's Oktoberfest!!!

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Yubo
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was going to church in elementary school and learned where Jesus was born, I had always wondered why he was always portrayed as White.

Lev Borovoi
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You will be even more surprised when you hear that Africans depict Jesus as black.

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Peign Gaming
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wonder if it will blow your mind that Muslims also believe in Jesus.

P R
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's disappointing that some Americans are that ill-informed, but it's certainly not most Americans; any more than there are Europeans who have poorly informed ideas about things in America or Canada; or Africans with incorrect ideas about things in Europe or China.

lapis lazuli
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

dude i go to a catholic school and we're taught with a painting of jesus who looks actually jewish and from the little easy not blonde and blue eyes

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    #2

    That Giant Thermonuclear Reactor In The Sky Makes Life Possible But Hear Me Out About That Jesus Guy

    That Giant Thermonuclear Reactor In The Sky Makes Life Possible But Hear Me Out About That Jesus Guy

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    Serial pacifist
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Allow me to enslave and eventually annihilate you for that snappy comment, in the best tradition of the civilized world.

    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then prop a puppet of ours in your place to either kill or convert you.

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    Khara Mei
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But needing to cut the hearts out of countless slaves was not needed for it to rise. That was kinda an important part of that worship.

    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, the sun s real but it doesn't work with human blood

    Luis Gomez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    god isn't real and he won't listen regardless of killing people from other religions. American cultures would have stopped sacrifices the same way Christians stopped the crusades and killing non white people all over the world.

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    Dizavid
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sun also gives us very tangible benefits in food, warmth, and light.

    Solidhog
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you don't pray to my imaginary friend who teaches goodness and kindness to all I will kill you!

    François Carré
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This. I've always thought if you are to believe in and worship something, the sun makes more sense than anything else, if only for very practical reasons - so many things in life depending on it.

    Rachel Smith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine how cool the world would be today if colonialism and colonizing wasn't a thing

    Brent Kaufman
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sub-Saharan Africa would have never been discovered.

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    Brent Kaufman
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, then why did they stop worshipping the sun?

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    #3

    Impressive

    Impressive

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    best turtle
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    should have asked how each of them died

    RoanTheMad
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, name 20!.. "Louis"... goddammit ... (and iirc, there's like 10 "charles'" too.. xP)

    Michelle C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many have there been, counting the current claimants should France ever become a monarchy again? I’m just curious to see if anyone else knows because I have taught French history in the past!

    Jon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There were 17 up to Louis XVIII (Louis XVII was not a king), plus another one if you count Louis Philippe.

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    It’s no secret that the internet is a notorious meme-making machine. Everything is turned into a meta joke here – from politics to celebrity gossip, from mishaps to… history. And when it comes to the latter one, the History Memes community on Reddit needs no introduction. Created in 2012, ten years later, it has turned into an impressive internet powerhouse with a whopping 5.3 million members.

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    And while there’s no doubt that history aficionados are not just aware, but most likely engage in this community by sharing history-related memes and jokes, the question remains if academics are just as excited. After all, memes are always on the verge of not being taken too seriously, and history is one hell of a serious nut to crack.

    #4

    Where’s The Love?

    Where’s The Love?

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    Khara Mei
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They were part of the British Empire, Britain got the credit. I'm not downplaying a thing, India's contributions in the war were stellar, but being part of the British Empire it was under the British flag and the British military. They weren't an independent nation at the time, and this was an important part of the reason why there were calls for India's independence after the War.

    Mohammad Ammar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, part of the British empire without any of the perks that go along with it.

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    Cat Momma
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also never mind the Bengal Famine that Churchill created to feed Brit troops. More people died keeping the troops alive than the number of people troops actually fought to save.

    TotallyNOTaFox
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, the USSR....When everybody forgets that you started wars yourself and worked together with the bad guys by invading Poland

    Chris Yuen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you for forgetting China, who was allied with western powers then.... Losing MORE than India https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties

    tuzdayschild
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Duly noted. Thanks for making me aware.

    Donna Dufty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget all the cannon fodder Australia and New Zealand provided

    G'ma B
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now India knows what it's like to be a WOMAN! Give birth to everyone... take care of everything and everyone … and never get credit for anything.

    Dorothy Cloud
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds about right. I lived quite a few years and I don't remember them being mentioned at all!!

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    #5

    Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness

    Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness

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    James Doe
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It took me 25years until I learned that I didnt despice small talk, but just asked the wrong questions..I just need to ask: " What are you passionate about?" Instead of asking about work, sports, weather,... usually others own choice of topic is mucj more interesting.

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    Minath
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My neighbour let me ramble on about my shark obsessions yesterday, it definitely made me happy.

    But Nobody Came.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    omg haha i just watched a couple shark documentaries... shark besties?? ;)

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    Rachel Reynolds
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also enjoy the Schadenfreude of watching the light drain from someone's eyes as I ramble while I have them trapped. I usually reserve this for dudebros trying to gatekeep Star Wars or Marvel (both subjects of my expertise.)

    UpQuarkDownQuark
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve fallen head over heels in love with physics and cosmology in the last couple of years. I only have a layman’s understanding, but read, watch and listen incessantly about it. NONE of my friends or family care about it, so I’m constantly bursting at the seams with new and, to me, fascinating and mind blowing concepts, but with no one to talk to them about. PBS Spacetime with Matt O’Dowd is the best show ever on YouTube!

    albernistuff 4sale
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you REALLY want to bend your mind, check out "Through the Wormhole" narrated by god themself ...errr Morgan Freeman - Some episodes are a bit of a stretch, but still fascinating.

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    RoanTheMad
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as an autistic person ESPECIALLY THIS

    Draperdorf
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed, although to be fair we also have trouble sensing when someone doesn't want to listen to us ramble on, and we still get to have the good feeling afterwards!

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    cal da trans emo rat (he/they)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me when someone lets me talk about gay American revolution s**t fr

    MarsFKA
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got told by a guy I once worked with that "most people don't give a s**t about the things that you think are important" while, every day, I had to listen to him yapping on to friends and fellow enthusiasts who came in the door – we worked in a vehicle inspection agency – about the one subject that he thought was important. Cars! Nothing but cars! I heard about cars so much my brain began to melt and dribble out my ears. Cars were my *job*, not the one thing that made my life worthwhile. In the finish, he got fired for falsifying inspection records and the guy who took over had a more expansive view of the world.

    Tina Harnish
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And, to truly make someone's day, act interested. Who knows. You could come away with a pearl of wisdom.

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    #6

    I’ll Drink To That

    I’ll Drink To That

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    Oais Wright
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Charles: refuses to leave the ship until everyone evacuates like a true captain, gets trapped, survives, ignores possible psychological traumas from the Titanic, continues to be a hero in WWII

    Alexia
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Charles Lightoller. Hats off to you, sir.

    Minath
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The fleet of small ships that went to help with the evacuation from Dunkirk we're seriously bad-a*s.

    Ela
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. My mother calls them the men in little boats, and taught me young her utter awe and admiration for them.

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    Rei
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are we making tons of those stupid superhero movies again instead of depicting real heroes like him?

    Babsevs
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Complete and total badass!!

    Bunzilla
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad has a real love affair with the Titanic, how in the heck did I not hear about this guy until now???

    Leslie Mildiner
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HOWEVER - A the time, it was practise for the First Officer to supply the Lookouts with binoculars. Up until just before the sailing, Lightoller was supposed to be the First Officer, but was demoted to Second at the last moment. Annoyed by this, he didn't give the Look Outs the binoculars. It's likely it may. not have made much difference, as there were no "white caps" against the iceberg to warn how close it was. it was flat calm that night. Lightoller admitted the above, at the New York hearings shortly after the sinking. That said - he did command the overturned life raft through the night until the Carpathia arrived the next day.

    RoanTheMad
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS is the man we need an actual movie about, nvm rose and jack xP

    GFSTaylor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The movie you want to see is 'A Night To Remember'. It's a black and white British film from the late 50's and by far the best film about the Titanic, not least because Lightoller is the main character. He was a consultant on the film too,

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    albernistuff 4sale
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Need to make a movie about this guy, except no-one would believe it was true.

    Wood Carver
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He wasn't just saved by the explosion he was expelled from the inside of the submerged ship and managed to stay conscious and get to the surface.

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    So to find out an expert’s take on history memes, we reached out to Darren R. Reid, a historian and lecturer at Coventry University, the Department of International Studies and Social Science. Reid not only didn’t condemn history memes but even praised them for being a great way to learn about the past. “They help communicate complex ideas in a really compelling and interesting way. And like all memes, they are also great fun!” he said.

    #7

    My Cat Is Gonna Be An Olympic Athlete

    My Cat Is Gonna Be An Olympic Athlete

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    Minath
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just showed this to my cat, she shouted at me for waking her up.

    Rei
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cats are not atheists though. They believe they are gods.

    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay yeah but which one looks happier?

    Sue Lynn Chan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But didn't the cat was once worshipped as god?

    Bouche Clay
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bouche is convinced she is, at the very least, the queen of the world. She's not even quite five months yet. 😹

    helen anderson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm printing this to hang on my refrigerator!! It's so true I can't stop laughing! my 3 loveable fat poffs are the lazy guy on the right!!

    Zophra
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat said she is agnostic.

    Michelle C
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I choked laughing and that is very rare for me!!

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    #8

    The 70s Were A Weird Time

    The 70s Were A Weird Time

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    Locke Lamora
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is totally something I would do if I were translating for a President.

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    Aubry
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also the translator used Russian instead of Polish. The people of Poland despised Russia at the time

    AniaSD
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We still do and for many good reasons

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    Val Casandroiu
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bad translation job. The correct translation is not "Wanting to grasp their private parts", but "Grab them by the pu$$y"

    Kathy Rayborn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jimmy had a few flubs, but is a great person and humanitarian. I have never been ashamed on him, unlike others.

    Sent From The Slytherin House
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could am equipped to be a translator for Biden, so I could do this. Yes, I only know one language, but I feel like he sometimes needs someone to tell us what he's saying.

    Pedro Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    thats why the bandname Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine...anytime anyplace anywhere

    Okatango
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The moment the US decided no longer to be a country but rather a business and all that implies in terms of taking care of its citizens can be traced back to day they voted a good, educated and humble man out of office. I

    Brent Kaufman
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was an ineffective president. So, fist-bump for being educated and humble, but if you're not productive in your job, it's not for you.

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    Dizavid
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, we all know nobody knows how to party like the peanut farmers!

    Tanya Glover
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn, I'm out walking around my neighborhood while reading this and I laughed out loud so hard that I had look around to make sure nobody else was outside to see it 😂🤣

    Peter Ledoux
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You got some splaning to do. Lucy

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    #9

    Olga Of Kiev's Bloody Revenge Would Make A Good Movie

    Olga Of Kiev's Bloody Revenge Would Make A Good Movie

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    Szirra
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would watch that movie

    Buren
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes they should make this instead of all those craps nowadays

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    John Brant
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So that's the inspiration for George RR Martin!

    Mirt
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was going to say the same thing

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    Autumn
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone find it a little weird that they photoshopped her onto the body of a strong man? And not, idk, a woman? It feels like a strange choice based on the story up there

    Francis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the pic of the man is the meme; there is unfortunatly no female version of this meme (or i don't know any). but it's nicely photoshopped (the shoulders match perfectly :))

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    Wintermute
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun story on the surface, but keep in mind she slaughtered untold innocents, including women and children, for no other reason than revenge. This is not an empowerment story, it's a genocide story.

    Michael Largey
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why they said "a good movie". Movies leave stuff like that out. And when the movie says "Inspired by a true story", they've left everything out.

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    ADHORTATOR
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    don't make her angry, you won't like her when she' s angry....

    Aélia Potter
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Be canonized as SAINT After all these murders ? Lovely

    Lutz Herting
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Welcome to Christianity. Genocide of the civilian population of a whole city is just another Tuesday for Christians.

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    Rafael Marshall
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. She's a mass murderer. Fits really well with most of Christian history

    Lillian Tracy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She kept promising she wouldn't kill delegations asking for peace ... then killed those delegations. Three times.

    Lyop
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hell hath no fury....

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    When asked if he has noticed any changes in the ways lecturers and teachers teach their students history these days, Reid confirmed that’s absolutely the case. “At Coventry University, where I work, we even integrate content creation into the degree. Students can stage exhibitions, they can make documentaries,” Reid said.

    He added that “it's a really exciting way of exploring the past - and sharing your ideas about history with the world.”

    #10

    Indiana Jones And The Misappropriation Of Cultural Artifacts

    Indiana Jones And The Misappropriation Of Cultural Artifacts

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    Serial pacifist
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you mean “Britain” then yes!

    J Adams
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only place in the world to have museums is it? And by Britain do you mean London? Not sure places like Abergavenny, Middlesbrough or Inverness had much to do with it

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    Gregg Long
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On balance the fact that a huge portion of the world's cultural heritage is in western museums is a good thing. If they hadn't been looted during the 18th and 19th century much of it would have been destroyed or be hidden in the private collections of the rich. Maybe one day much of it can go back but history has shown a lot of it's been a lot safer in museums for the last century.

    Asif
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is true. It did preserve things that otherwise would have been destroyed. But now, it's time to give those things back.

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    The Other Guest
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Put that thing back where it came from or so help me...

    Lev Borovoi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So far, taking things to Britain has proven a good way to protect them from ISIS.

    Yubo
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone read about the Christian owned store "Hobby Lobby" and "Mardel's"? The owners had stolen biblical artifacts and were planning on opening a museum. https://www.npr.org/2018/06/28/623537440/hobby-lobbys-illegal-antiquities-shed-light-on-a-lost-looted-ancient-city-in-ira

    Royal Stray
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I'm going to be honest moving an artifact isn't always a negative thing as in some places it's at risk of getting destroyed by Taliban and terrorists

    Peeka_Mimi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vienna won't let us have Montezuma's headpiece back.

    Emma S
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The British Museum in London, where virtually nothing in it comes from Britain. Comedian James Acaster talks about this in one of his stand up routines. We do love an artifact from another country.

    Jaya
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The James Acaster routine about it is really funny. It's on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x73PkUvArJY

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    In The Aftermath Of 9/11, Rescue Dogs Were Becoming Noticeably Depressed Because They Were Only Finding Dead Bodies In The Wreckage. Rescue Workers Tried To Make Them Feel Better By Hiding Beneath The Rubble & Letting The Dogs Find Them So They Would Think They Saved Someone

    In The Aftermath Of 9/11, Rescue Dogs Were Becoming Noticeably Depressed Because They Were Only Finding Dead Bodies In The Wreckage. Rescue Workers Tried To Make Them Feel Better By Hiding Beneath The Rubble & Letting The Dogs Find Them So They Would Think They Saved Someone

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    Stannous Flouride
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That has become common practice since then but that was the first.

    Peign Gaming
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No it wasn't. They had to stage live finds at the OKC bombing as well.

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    Gary Geracci
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See, Even Animals enlisted to serve us, suffer from the same Mental Maladies!

    cresta jones
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rescue workers in 9/11 were heroes but to make them out as superior to the dogs is weird. Humans created the chaos. The dogs were not the ones who needed rescuing. They were helping us. Weird meme

    Djtp09
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100% would have also done that

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    #12

    historyinmemes Report

    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IBMs machines helped to trace jewish people, Henry Ford was an antisemite who received german decorations.....

    Alex
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Forgot about Bayer, who did drug tests on concentration camp prisoners...

    Vix Spiderthrust
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And supplied the gas chambers with Zyklon B - a business they still continue by supplying US executions.

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    Beck
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't ask a woman he salary either. Geez.

    Raphosaurus
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ask everyone about the salary! Talk about it! Discuss it! Make differences visible.

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    ADHORTATOR
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well, it is not a surprise that german companies were involved in ugly things in WWII....

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    Wilf
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both Ford and GM built military trucks in Germany throughout the war, and before the USA entered the war in 1941, these operations were not separated from the main American business. Ford Germany employed slave labour during this time and the American HQ had full knowledge of it.

    cogadh
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What Ford knew was that their German operation used "prison labor", which, by the way, was legal in the US at the time and is still legal in some states today (ever heard of a "chain gang"?) It was not until after the war that the reality of those "prisoners" was discovered. No one knew what Germany was really doing until the discovery of mass graves and concentration camps in mid 1944/early 1945, long after all business with Germany had ceased. EDIT - clarification. Saying "no one knew" what Germany was doing is an oversimplification. Plenty of people knew, especially the perpetrators and victims, but outside of Germany, no one believed what was happening until they were confronted with the reality and scope of it, especially after Auschwitz.

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    tuzdayschild
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read how Henry Ford gave black people unheard of opportunities and thought, wow, that was geeat and really forward thinking of him. Then I read how he treated the Jews and thought, how did he get it so wrong.

    Nandros M
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably because black people were Christians too?

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    Fred L.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have been asked, got a trial at Nuremberg.

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    cogadh
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am in no way defending the actions of some of these companies, but there is a lot of hindsight is 20-20/Monday morning quarterbacking here. A lot of what these companies did, they did before there was a "World War". People forget, the war in Europe was raging long before the US was involved, so there was no restriction on US businesses selling products to either side (which they readily did). Additionally, all of the worst Nazi atrocities that we now know about were undiscovered and little more than rumor, often dismissed as wartime propaganda, until nearly the end of the war, long after embargoes had already stopped a lot of these businesses from working with Germany. So were these businesses responsible for providing products and assistance to the Nazis and Axis powers? Absolutely. Were they aware their sales were assisting in the genocide of a people? No, not likely. Would knowing have changed anything? Who knows, but I'm sure there are lots of opinions.

    Brazen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not IBM. They kept adapting their machines that the Germans were using to keep track of the Jewish people through the whole war. This is an interesting read if anyone is interested. IBM and the Holocaust is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling shocker--a million copies in print--detailing IBM's conscious co-planning and co-organizing of the Holocaust for the Nazis, all micromanaged by its president Thomas J Watson from New York and Paris.

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    And for those children who are thinking of starting a history degree, Reid assures that it is one of the best subjects you can study. “It gives you access to a nearly limitless body of knowledge and stories. There is literally something for everyone in the past. And studying it is a great and exciting honor.”

    #13

    Why Did Anyone Ever Think Sleeveless Leather Tops Were Used As Armour Back In The Day

    Why Did Anyone Ever Think Sleeveless Leather Tops Were Used As Armour Back In The Day

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    But Nobody Came.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    bc they would've been hot obviously 🙄 /s

    Wood Carver
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sorry but both men are dressed fairly accurately in hoplite armor. They often wore sleeveless cuirass usually with fabric underneath. Remember this is the height of the bronze age, the swords are nor as strong or sharp as modern steel ones. Heavier homeric armor did exist but what they are wearing is reasonably OK.

    Glen MacLeod
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you. Fighting in Armour was heavier the more it came into use. Spear throwing, bow and arrow were just as common as a sword. Armour was too heavy to chuck a spear.

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    kitteh floof lover
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why do people expect movies to accurately portray history? it's a movie, after all, not a documentary!

    Hutt'nKloas
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @ kitteh floof lover: When its an Historical movie it'd be great to see some genuine history displayed instead of a fantasized impression. Details do matter. Same with gore and dirt. Otherwise I could as well be watching marvel or disney. Besides that if they do display the history accurately, people might learn something in the meantime.

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    Apatheist 62
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about the battle outfits worn by some female characters in video games? It's barely a defence against a light breeze.

    Bouche Clay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Women in the bronze age were never injured other than in the groin or the nipple, therefore there's no need for them to have any protection at all.

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    Wayne Gossman
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Linen armor was actually quite effective against slashing weapons and arrows!

    Thanatos Charles
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Light, Regular, Heavy Infantry, same goes for Cavalry, different types of armour for all,. So technically Hollywood isn't too far off, especially since Achilles was famed for Speed and agility on the battlefield I doubt he'd be wearing plate armour,

    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's... actually way cooler. Way to mayo up the ketchup, Hollywood.

    West Hermans
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is ONE Hollywood movie where the male heroes get dressed like this for every 100 with unreasonably skimpily dressed women... and you want to take this away from us?!

    Bruce Horton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean Hollywood portrayals are real, wow mind blown.

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    #14

    Oh Yeah It's Museum Time

    Oh Yeah It's Museum Time

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    Serial pacifist
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Colonial Brits: Well, then, take the whole bloody construction to Britain, don't leave the sole statue sitting there in London all alone, incomplete!

    Aileen Grist
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They could only fit so much in their luggage

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    Aimee Parrott
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, the entire British Museum is basically the result of a global game of Finders Keepers.

    Alex Hamilakis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Greek i feel disgust. As a human i feel we need to solve other problems leading to our extinction..like greed....oh wait

    BobTDG
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Brit, I believe we should give it back. Sorry that Britain is a d**k.

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    Gregg Long
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    3 years ago

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    Good thing much of the statues from the Parthenon were taken to England, otherwise they probably would have been destroyed when the Parthenon was used as an ammunition dump by the Turks and was blown up during a siege.

    Gwyndall
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not to mention the air pollution and acid rain. But yeah, time to give it back.

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    Ele V
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It belongs to Athens. That and whatever else is at any british museum. Why is this going on still????

    okpkpkp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been there. Athens, not London.

    Marty BlackEagle-Carl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there should be a plaque in the empty spot that says "stolen by the british museum"

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    #15

    Peekaboo

    Peekaboo

    historyinmemes Report

    Minath
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The US and UK really should have learnt their history and not been so arrogant. We could have stayed there for 100 years and the Taliban would still have taken over when we left.

    Aunt Riarch
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    US have an excuse. This was the fourth time UK made asses of themselves in Afghanistan

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    TotallyNOTaFox
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only way to beat an enemy in a guerilla warfare on their home terf would be to burn down everything to cut off their supplies and logistics - for many reasons not a desirable option

    David Furr
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the nature of the insurgency, In the case of terrorists inspired by religious zealotry, you would have to go whole hog Attila the Hun and make their religion one that was only worshiped in Hell. We can all agree that no civilized nation's citizens would tolerate such a solution.

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    Meanwhile, Reid’s advice for prospective history students is to always think critically. “There is a lot of false information on the internet today. A lot of groups have tried to politicize the study of the past and that, I think, reflects how fundamentally important history is to our society,” he said.

    “So to any potential student, get reading and start exploring the evidence in a critical and open way,” Reid concluded.

    #16

    Today's Motivation Guys

    Today's Motivation Guys

    TheGod_2 Report

    Two_rolling_black_eyes
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like the Laconic humor attributed to the Spartans.

    Henry Hagens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was directed at Joseph Stalin

    Rafael Marshall
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my favorite leaders in all history

    Gordan Blažević
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At Tito's funeral there was the biggest number of heads of state in history. Even more than on recent funeral of Queen Elisabeth...

    Chris Cristo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True story; after this statement, Tito never had that kind of visit again

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    #17

    Max Planck Was One Of The Founders Of Quantum Physics

    Max Planck Was One Of The Founders Of Quantum Physics

    Abschori Report

    Julia L
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess Planck wasn’t constant

    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seeing how quantum physics takes the laws of reality, and then shrugs and just does what the eff ever it wants to, I comprehend his reaction. "EVERYTHING IS A GODDAMN LIE!!!!"

    RafCo (he/him)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reality isn't a lie. It's a story that the Universe is telling you. The story is real, in that it is what is happening. But none of it existed before the Universe whispered in your ear.

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    Robert T
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think there might be something in this, as the same happened to Albert Einstein!

    TheQueenZ
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same thing happened to Einstein...and alien dude from the discovery channel.

    TheAquarius1978
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Na, the history Chanel dude, wasn't quantum mechanics, that was after he was probed by little green men....

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    jknbt jknbt
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is your Planck on quantum calculations

    Maisey Myles
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aww... he just wanted to look like Albert

    xXbluthsbannanastandXx
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess Plank's skincare routine wasnt constant

    AuntT
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's me after a week at work.

    MarsFKA
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was never any good at maths (looks at immaculate self in mirror).

    Pizzagirl 91
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, that's also how one looks after having very pleasurable intercourse, so that's not exactly a deterrent... But he got f*d, either way.

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    #18

    B L O C C

    B L O C C

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    Triinu
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what happens when you lost a lot of housing during the war and you need to build a lot fast and (due to that) cheap. No time for decoration or custom solutions.

    Vera Diblikova
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here in Prague weren¨t so many ruinen after war, only 2 bomb raids, but after war lot of people come to work in cities from the country, there was only one developer and owner, state, and housing was much wanted and because communists wanted no rich or poor (but than poor was all) must be really cheap, so homes must be cheap (and ugly) too.

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    The Panda That Laughs All Day
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cold War be like :Hey bitches, see I made the Eastern European Structure in Minecraft!!

    N C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brutalist architecture SUCKS!

    Micah
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the intent. If the intent is to make people feel cold, isolated/alienated, and otherwise uncomfortable, then that's the style to use.

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    Paweł Michalski
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so not true! pre war was posh for those who had money and slum for all the rest. cold war was actually drab but healthy and connetcted to services like electricity, running water and sewage for those lucky enough to get some, pre war slum or little cottages for those unlucky and quite posh for those in the power circle and money. and now there are gin palaces for those with the money, build without any regard of nature, landscape or common good and shoebox sized appartments for the rest plus those good old pre war slums still in use. still no decent sunlight, fresh air nor space but now with marble clading to justify mortal rate mortage. at least here in poland...

    Aunt Riarch
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But the cold war blocks in Poland are much better than same era in UK. More green and play area, and they are still in better condition

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    Rei
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is one of the saddest truths of humanity. Dictatorship and oppression brings forth ugliness.

    Anjelika
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My babas flat was very "bunker" like

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    #19

    Ahh S**t Here We Go Again

    Ahh S**t Here We Go Again

    BKergin Report

    Khara Mei
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He exists! There aren't many George Jetsons out there but he must be one of them.

    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We can figure it out by finding which one has a dad names Montague.

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    Joshua Russell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's a digital index operator at Spacely's Space Sprockets? So what you're saying is, he's a database admin at SpaceX.

    OffKeySinger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone else disappointed we don't have flying cars yet. I didn't realize Jetsons was 2022. We have failed to engineer what we imagined

    Laura Mende (Human)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is BORN in 2022. How old is he in the series? 35-40yrs old? We have enough time to invent this stuff till then...

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    Tacet
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you didn't read the "(His boy) Elroy, (daughter) Judy" as though it was the theme tune you never watched the Jetsons

    Cara G
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did! How adorable was it that whoever made the Wiki page listed them that way? Although a little disappointed that Astro and Rosie were not included.

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    Monday
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well the 31st of July has already happened so technically this is history.

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    Electric Mayhem
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He also has the same birthday as Harry Potter

    Thomas E S Thomas
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The show is supposed to take place in the 2060s, 100 years in the future from the time the show was made. ………........................., George, born in 2022 was in his 40s. Wiki says his father was married 82 years at that point, age 110, so born in 1950s.

    Bunzilla
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Huh, another famous fictional character I share a birthday with.

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    #20

    No Fun

    No Fun

    historyinmemes Report

    Vix Spiderthrust
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got to admire the Russians. Give them twenty thousand square miles of frozen-solid f**k-all and they'll find a way to make booze from spuds.

    setsuriseikou
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But... we had mead and kvass long before we got to know spuds...

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    BenMaharaj
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He chose Orthodox because it would let him act as the head of the church. He liked Catholicism’s theology more but he didn’t want to have to deal with a pope so far away.

    Ahmadu Suleiman
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an exmuslim, that's very impressive and petty at the same time

    Inna Novak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kyivan Rus not Russia. Russia did not exist in 988.

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    #21

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    Dizavid
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except the Romans lasted much, much longer. We're less of a fall from grace and more of a kamikaze into the nuclear plant on bring your own stick of dynamite day.

    Helen Waight
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s kinda like Chernobyl - ‘hey let’s turn off every single safety system, don’t bother with the instructions, turn off the cooling and run the reactor at full power. That’ll be great!’

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    Chich
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah its late. I could not figure out wtf the wierd thing with the black head on the right was :P

    Pg130
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That black object in the headless statue's hand is the secret device America has been waiting to deploy. It was created to unleash on the world when it was suspected we were "Falling". It is a hologram that can be seen worldwide in light or darkness. It is purported to house a statement that will be deployed at the appropriate moment. An insider that has spoken on the condition of anonymity alleges it says, "Psych MOFOS"! It is at the moment of the revelation of this phrase that US forces will simultaneously takeover all control of all nukes in the world Michael Corleone style when dealing with "The Five Families". Then we will have perpetual 4th of July celebrations while shooting off fireworks, roasting hot dogs and hamburgers singing kumbaya globally.

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    Nathan Pogorzala
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At the very least, the duration of time that America was "#1" has been the most peaceful period in written history. It still sucks because we live during that time. But you show these stats to someone on the steppes of Eastern Europe during the time of the Khans and they would be floored.

    Caryn Zent
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still better off than a lot of other countries though.

    this violent end (she/her)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NO STOP. because i discussed this during my history final and its actually the most hilarious thing to think about when you track the collapse of the roman empire and the decline of the US, I cant even

    Jan Bowyer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also have compared the USA to the Roman Empire. Read up on the empire. Not identical of course, but some of the similarities are terrifying.

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    Rachel Smith
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, all empires end at some point. Let's just split now before another civil war happens

    Pg130
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha ha! I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Callus yet true and funny ( the WiFi part ) said the 1st born Italian / American. ; ) "Auntie M! Auntie M! It's a twister! It's a twister"! It is the Republican's fault. Errr I mean the Democrats'. Ah hell, let's blame it on the Independents.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly! Unlike the original Romans, we'll be able to watch our devastation on all our devices, while simultaneously watching it play out from our windows. And that folx is what we call Progress!

    Marty BlackEagle-Carl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they probably had wifi then too, but everything collapsed

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    #22

    Clear Cache

    Clear Cache

    historyinmemes Report

    RafCo (he/him)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not the size of your memory, it's how you use it.

    AnAntiqueGeek
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know if it originated there, but it was used as the cover of a 2014 book by Pavel Georgiev called "The Creators: Alien Invasion" (or something close to that).

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    LSR
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Scary" as in "this piece of shite Bpanda crashing if you open more than one of their publications"?

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's facts like this that continue to astound me.

    Vae
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Probe go crash..."

    Bouche Clay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    64K ought to be enough for anybody. So said Bill Gates.

    Hobby Hopper
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They didn't have to do malware scans in the background.

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    #23

    Pot8o The Champion

    Pot8o The Champion

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    Jason
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Soon someone will name their kid this and it will show up in one of the name lists

    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "His trainer was one Mr. Samwise Gamgee."

    Loretta
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But you left out the best part: WHY he was named liked that? Apparently the owner told the stable boy to write the horse's name on the door. The boy misunderstood the name "Potato" and literally wrote it with 8 o's. The owner found it hilarious so he kept the name.

    Iris
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh, i thought it had 8 o's on purpose! that's pretty funny

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    Bobby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And people think unique spelling of names is something new

    Peign Gaming
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is a grandsire to the lines that gave us two Triple Crown winners, Secretariat and American Pharoah. And just about 95% of all Thoroughbreds in the world have his sire, Eclipse, in their pedigree.

    Rei
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always wanted to see a really fast potato.

    Andrew Vince
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My favourite racehorse is called "Hoof Hearted"....

    Aunt Riarch
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine is Half a Calf. You need an Irish accent

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    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And we thought l33t speak was a new thing.

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    #24

    Here Comes The Sun

    Here Comes The Sun

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    Serial pacifist
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Spanish sacrificed their entire civilization in the name of their "Spanish" god instead.

    MARCOS FERNANDEZ ESPIN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Spanish person, I'm not indulging for everything Spaniards did in America, but if you just see the people now living there, you can notice how native Americans mixed up with our ancestors. Other colonisers just remained white. It makes me wonder

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only because Apollo is still riding his chariot.

    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Oooooh. That's like...just so much murder people are gonna have questions about...."

    Kathy Rayborn
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mistake! Michael’s expression is from Amy Sedaris character Jerri Blank from Strangers with Candy!!

    Kathy Rayborn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Micheal’s expression is identical to a comedian named “Candy”. Does anyone remember her?

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    #25

    History 101

    History 101

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    The Panda That Laughs All Day
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If this is not real, then what happened? (I actually thought it happened)

    Florentina Irimia
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it was "cold" because there was no official war per se, no weapons, no fights, it was more a period of time when Russia and USA spied the hell out of each other.

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    Aboredpanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was born during the cold war, in a country close to russia. It was more like feeling fear and not knowing if they'd attack. Always waiting for the shoe to drop. :/ So what's going on now in Ukraine isn't really a shock, to a lot of people.

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For some reason, every time I hear someone mention the cold war a cartoon illustration (in dark greens and navy blues and stuff) of two dictator-ish looking guys, with thought bubbles where they are thinking of missiles pops into my head. I have no idea if it is a real cartoon I saw or not but it is always the same.

    Julie Sohn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Korean military training in winter.

    Aunt Riarch
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Swimming in the winter term at Gordonstoun

    Beachbum
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same...I didn't understqand it!

    Rei
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😂😂😂😂😂😂

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    #26

    History Memes Are The Future

    History Memes Are The Future

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    But Nobody Came.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    guys according to this im higher than a professor B)

    albernistuff 4sale
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you break this down, it could pretty accurate. If you understand (not just memorise) history, and you understand a meme with obscure references without explanation, then perhaps you have achieved PhD status.

    Holly Marley
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    3 years ago

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    Khara Mei
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So does that mean that I skipped the Professor part? Admittedly my undergrad major was Chinese History, still learn bits from memes.

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    #27

    I’ve Definitely Seen Worse

    I’ve Definitely Seen Worse

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    XenoMurph
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still not convinced about crypto.

    Strahd Ivarius
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what about a crypto that runs only on Tulip computers?

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    Your Local Ravenclaw
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone: “And this is The Dutch!” The Dutch: “I grow tulips!” (Amphibia reference, anyone?)

    BoredPip
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YES. OH MY GOD THAT'S THE BEST THING I'VE SEEN IN A WHILE

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    Lace Neil
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact: the Dutch ate their prime minister.

    albernistuff 4sale
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a wicked valuable NFT'S on sale for for 1/2 price! Send Bitcoin to H4H4H4!5VCK3R!

    Maria Veronica
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This meme is cool for at less three reasons

    Darkiriscat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey! Wha are u talking about? True our ruler is stupid....

    i is hooman bean
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait dont they send tulips to canada or smth. Idkkk

    Tina Harnish
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, every spring to Ottawa, our capital. Because the Dutch royal family stayed in Canada for safety during WWII. It's there beautiful way of saying thank you.

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    #28

    Imperialism Wasn't Invented By The White Man Yo

    Imperialism Wasn't Invented By The White Man Yo

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    Eva Kašu
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sovietfangirl, cute name, might gulag later

    Mabelbabel
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The dragon on the yellow background with the red pearl is the Qing Dynasty flag. The yellow lion with the rising sun behind him is the flag of Imperial Iran (Persia). The green, yellow and red striped flag with the lion in the middle is the flag of Imperial Ethiopia (Abyssinian empire).

    Lev Borovoi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ottoman empire, Japan, what are the rest? The lions look Indian, the dragon looks Chinese. Are Mongols one of these?

    Altair
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People should really get used to treating these flags the same as the Nazi Swastika. Some (namely the Imperial Japanese one) are often used in fashion :(

    XenoMurph
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that the flag of the Rebel Alliance?

    ThatG
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Flag of the Mongol Empire

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    Whocares smith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So what that she said that? One person

    Asif
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are lots of people who believe that you can't be racist against whites, too.

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    #29

    Guess How They Call It?

    Guess How They Call It?

    The Tomb of the Unknown R@pists (referring to the war crimes committed by Soviet Troops during the occupation of Germany.)

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    Miocha
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they really did it, then it's a fact. Good for locals being blunt about it.

    Monika Rhodes
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They did it in poland, germany and now ukraine. Those bastards haven't changed.

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    Anjelika
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While the soviet troops did it in a bigger proportion they weren't the only ones 😕😔

    Pizzagirl 91
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but not everyone has a memorial in honor of the soldiers who did it in front of their door to be reminded of it. Eastern German politics were (forcibly) very pro-Russian right after WWII, and it's a bit different when there were people alive who lived through the whole ordeal, who couldn't do anything about it.

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    Rei
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rape, stealing and other nasty stuff was always part of war, no matter who was part of it.

    Pizzagirl 91
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but not everyone has a memorial in honor of the soldiers who did it in front of their door to be reminded of it. Eastern German politics were (forcibly) very pro-Russian right after WWII, and it's a bit different when there were people alive who lived through the whole ordeal, who couldn't do anything about it.

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    Cecily Holland
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like the Russian Army hasn’t changed its habits since then either

    Naima Frueh
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a thing that will always nag me, when talking about WWII Germans are (rightfully) dragged through the mud but all other crimes are minimalized. The soviets marched into Germany and raped countless women and children as "revenge" for their fathers/husbands/brothers who killed other soldiers. I do not need unnecessary hate btw, I know who is to blame but other war crimes need to be recognized as well

    The lesbian knitting panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    also the British incarcerated the people wearing pink triangles as soon as they left the concentration camps, so no one really has a good track record

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    Linda HS
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are going to be a lot of these after this invasion is over!!! So many rapes and so many assaults on innocent civilians!! On children!!! Any ages!! Outrageous! Can somebody stop him??

    Isabelle Lamarque
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is going on in so many other parts of the world and people are only talking about this. That is outrageous. These crimes come with war. And sadly a lot of countries experience it. Millions of people migrated in Africa because of wars and starvation, wasn't even mentioned in the news. But when it's closer to home, people suddenly care...

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    Ahmad Hamad
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not only Soviet Troops

    Pizzagirl 91
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but not everyone has a memorial in honor of the soldiers who did it in front of their door to be reminded of it. Eastern German politics were (forcibly) very pro-Russian right after WWII, and it's a bit different when there were people alive who lived through the whole ordeal, who couldn't do anything about it.

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    PADNA
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as a lithuanian i swear i'll take over this name sake for the ones berried here

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    #30

    No One Is Your Enemy In Geopolitics

    No One Is Your Enemy In Geopolitics

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    Eva Kašu
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The enemy of my enemy...

    Stannous Flouride
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The croissant was invented in Vienna during the Second Siege by the Ottoman Emperor Suleiman. They took a common pastry and curled in the ends to make a crescent so that Viennese could eat the symbol that was all the Muslim flags.

    Pedro Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ottomans? the busdriver(s) from the simpsons?

    Satan Laughs
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bored Panda has become undeniably anti-American and forgotten it’s artistic roots. Sad.

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    #31

    Yoink

    Yoink

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    Chich
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My clan landed first. Its ours! Armstrong! Armstrong! Armstrong!

    Peign Gaming
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If Armstrong was the first human on the moon, who was filming it?

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    #32

    Queen Victoria Was Halal

    Queen Victoria Was Halal

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    Captain Kyra
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She was such a massive hypocrite, she believed that women were meant to be ruled but didn't ever want anyone to tell her what to do. Royalty messes you up.

    Lev Borovoi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A woman winning an election is feminism. A woman inheriting a crown means that her ancestors wanted the crown to stay in the family, even if a woman got it.

    It's Izzy 🇺🇦 (They/Them)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand the title. Can someone explain please? (I'm not muslim, but I know what halal means, and I'm just a bit confused about why it's being used here)

    TotallyNOTaFox
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Yass, slay queen!" - "Oh, I did - infact a lot"

    sofacushionfort
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “The Queen is most anxious to enlist everyone in checking this mad, wicked folly of 'Women's Rights'. It is a subject which makes the Queen so furious that she cannot contain herself." - Queen Victoria

    AniaSD
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not the first "I'm not a feminist" hypocrite and sadly not the last one either. Why do we women do it to one another?

    Samuel Zhao
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Queen Victoria after reading Uncle tom’s cabin: Oh, how could someone do such an evil thing. Queen Victoria after being asked what to do about child miners: Nothing

    But Nobody Came.
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    #33

    Tag A Millennial Brunch Eater

    Tag A Millennial Brunch Eater

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    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gen X here. Can we borrow it after the millennials are done so we can go back in time and stop our parents from meeting and creating us? No real reason, we just ran out of ways to be nihilistic, so this was kinda an obvious end note if you think about it.

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    #34

    Your Thoughts?

    Your Thoughts?

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We should rename Genghis Khan to Captain Planet.

    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That'd be awesome bc then a shockingly large number of us could begin calling Captain Planet grandad.

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    Terry Armstrong
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mao killed more people than anyone else in history...

    Lev Borovoi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've heard that Pol Pot was the worst, percentage-wise.

    Peign Gaming
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pol Pot is only credited with 1 million deaths. Genghis Khan is credited with 40 million deaths. Number and % of world's population both go to Khan.

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    #35

    Fair Play

    Fair Play

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    Vix Spiderthrust
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great but the LOTR elves turning up saying "we have come to honour the old alliance" were right there

    #36

    Ussrchitechture Was Quite Peculiar

    Ussrchitechture Was Quite Peculiar

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    Judit Turi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "The first metro system built in Russia, the Moscow metro glorified the technological progress of the Soviet Union and is today one of the world's busiest subway systems. It is most famous for its extravagant and unique interior design, exalted as the 'Palace of the People'." There is an other BP article about it : https://www.boredpanda.com/moscow-metro-station-architecture-russia-bright-future-david-burdeny/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

    Marek Čtrnáct
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If a house is ugly, only people who live nearby have to see it. A good metro station is a place EVERYBODY sees.

    Vae
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Umm... When can I rent an apartment in that subway? I know the noise would be bad... but to walk out to that gloriousness, I would suffer it.

    Peign Gaming
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not completely accurate.. look up abandoned new york subway stations.

    Akira 'Dan'
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And here's Japan with metro stations that look like the US (albeit cleaner), and public housing that would make the Soviets proud.

    #37

    Feels Bad Man

    Feels Bad Man

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    Donkey boi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ireland has a very rich history. But yes, we did/do have sections in our books called, 'The Rape of Ireland', 'The Bastard Tudors', which relate to the English. And lets just say that even atheists believe in Hell when it comes to Oliver Cromwell.

    Katy McMouse
    Community Member
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm surprised hell would have him.

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    Navindu Wijewardena
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thomas has never seen such b******t before

    Curly potato
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    3 years ago

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    #38

    Time To Party

    Time To Party

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    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    imagine with one kg of pepper....

    Vae
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cardamom or paprika... or screw it, just take your kitchen spices with and a small cook book. Dominate that restaurant game, early on.

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    #39

    Hatuey In 1512 Was A Real Chad

    Hatuey In 1512 Was A Real Chad

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    Rival Hydra
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nooo… you can’t ruin my terrible threat

    #40

    Self Love Is Important

    Self Love Is Important

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    Miocha
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Genuine question, is there any country who tell their citizens the ugly truth of the country's history? My country told us that we have been invaded and slaved by other countries for more than 350 years but pretty sure that our country had its ugly self as well.

    Aboredpanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe we do in Norway. We treated the saami people horrible, taking their children, forcefully christening them, etc. Oh and then there was the Viking-raids. Etc. Not something to be proud of, but it serves as a lesson for what we should avoid in the future, which is why it's important to for children to learn about it.

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    Bobby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would be 100% ok with the American school system approach to world history (basically "other countries exist") if the history we taught about our own country was complete and highlighted all our fails as well triumphs

    Yubo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American history....South, Central or North? I need specifics.

    RedMarbles
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When people say "Americans," they're referring to the United States, as they're the only people who refer to themselves that way. People from places in South and Central America and from Canada and Mexico don't refer to themselves that way, so there generally isn't any confusion caused.

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    Niki A
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do feel all warm and fuzzy, because I know that there are beautiful parts. In all fairness, there are parts that make me wish to run upon a sharpened scimitar.

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    #41

    Whatcha Looking At Dear?

    Whatcha Looking At Dear?

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    Helena R
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is literally my husbands phone

    Anjelika
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a book lover the library of alexandria triggers me 😅

    Victor Botha
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was never the disaster so commonly believed. By the time it burnt down, it had been in decline for a long time and almost all of its great collections, had been copied and distributed to many other great libraries around the known ancient world.

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    #42

    Stop The Cap

    Stop The Cap

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    Peign Gaming
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Their claim to neutrality has ended by helping support Ukraine.

    RafCo (he/him)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wasn't the Republic of Ireland also neutral? I don't really recall.

    gerard julien
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and there are countries that wanted to remain neutral until they realized it was more profitable to join the conflicts.

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    #43

    Down Real Bad

    Down Real Bad

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    Destiney Haddox
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just reread it and he's actually saying that societies get broken up and aggression builds up when women are mistreated, beat, murdered, etc. He's not blaming anything on women, actually.

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    Yubo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of the dark triads......intresting.

    #44

    Explain Canadians

    Explain Canadians

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    Dubs_1117
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The comment by donkey boy (just below you) should help

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    Donkey boi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Picture it: Ypres, Christmas 1914. The British and German forces laid down their arms and took part in the now famous Christmas Day truce & football match in no-mans-land. Now travel one year later. The Canadians had recently arrived, word had been received that there would be a repeat of the previous years silencing of the guns and following festivities. On Christmas day, a few Germans climbed out of the trenches, calling out in English "Merry Christmas Canadians! Come, let us have a party", while waving boxes of cigarettes and bottles of beer & wine. The commanding officer of the Canadians ordered his men to open fire on the Germans! That was the end of Christmas. The mildest way to describe the Canadians during the war is to say that they were known for not taking prisoners (even if someone surrendered) and for killing the wounded. Even the Germans condemned their behaviour and actions.

    Nandros M
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am bitterly surprised to read this. Is there any source for the information?

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    Sue User
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They would kill people trying to surrender and kill them after they surrendered. One story is they slipped a grenade into a prisoners pocket. They would also kill the wounded.

    Bobby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've heard that before modern medicine killing the wounded enemy after the battle was considered mercy. Not really relevant, just thinking how crazy it is improving technologies can change how we regard different acts

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    albernistuff 4sale
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At the time, Canada did not have a history of large, armed conflicts. We watched as Europe pissed around with rules, codes of conduct, "gentlemanly" combat etc. They watched as battles would kill tens of thousands of soldiers for NO GAIN. They watched as soldiers died from wounds and dysentery that wouldn't have been fatal if they weren't living in a trench for months at a time. Finally we said "Hold my beer!"

    liam newton-harding
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Read up on "starlight tours", the Canadians were never "nice".

    Jos Tiguidou
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a gross misconception that were all "nice'' people. We've unleashed Bieber, after all. We did make up with Ryan Reynolds though.

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    sofacushionfort
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There’s a reason it was the Crucified Canadian and not the Crucified Ulsterman or Yorkshireman.

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    #45

    Oh No Laika

    Oh No Laika

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    #46

    We Shmoking Meats Boys?

    We Shmoking Meats Boys?

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In some cases smoking meat is an euphemism.

    der sebbl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet I decided to embrace my personality and start crossdressing

    DE Ray
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tried smoking meats. Couldn't keep them lit, and absolutely no draw.

    Marek Čtrnáct
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I got the instructions wrong and went hard on hyperbolic geometry.

    Sue User
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What if you get really into the history of smoking meat ?

    Liz Orr
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a woman, smoked alot of meats when I was 35, also got into ww2 history. If you want multitasking, get a woman.

    HoRace
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I JUST started my pellet smoker to smoke chicken wings for dinner tonight!

    Izzy Curer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or become a reenactor and do both

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    #47

    Sorry I’m Advance

    Sorry I’m Advance

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    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Godammit west coast, stop fomenting war or else we're gonna have to turn the hose on you! That threat probably lands better during non-drought years.

    UrbanHiker317
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love learning and laughing at the same time.

    Izzy Curer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Pome people also lied about pomegranates being an ultra healthy 'super food', and did a bunch of nasty things to steal water rights. Pomegranates are awesome, but they're just a fruit.

    #48

    Feels Bad Man

    Feels Bad Man

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    Laetitia Astolfi
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    France and England just declared war on Germany when Germany invaded Poland and that ended up in World War II... But I suppose historical accuracy is not the point of the meme...

    Sue User
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    France and England did declare war, but only engaged in one military battle in 8 months. They did try economic sanctions. This part of the war is known as the Drôle de guerre.

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    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I disagree.... I live in eastern France and my house has still the bullet holes of 1940

    Very bored
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is your house in Poland? Because if it’s not that’s not much of a proof that France helped. It’s a proof Germans entered France but nothing more.

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    Hugh Willie Mungous
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Were the Brits supposed to fly an army to Warsaw? Those who criticize France and GB should explain what their own countries did when Poland was invaded.Sweet F.A. - that's what.

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    #49

    Basically

    Basically

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    TheQueenZ
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just greedy billionaires who won't let us quit working to death.

    tHeBoRdEsTpAnDa
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds amazing even to me. (I'm ace and I don't like figs)

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    #50

    They Guy Really Responsible For Wwii

    They Guy Really Responsible For Wwii

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    TheQueenZ
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eesh. Thanks a lot guy. You kind of broke the world!

    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Ooof. Should've vetted that one better."

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    #51

    At The End Of Wwii The Danish Military Used Around 2,600 German Pows To Remove Landmines They Had Placed Throughout Denmark. The Germans Allegedly Cleared 1,389,281 Anti-Tank And Anti-Personnel Mines Before They Were Sent Home

    At The End Of Wwii The Danish Military Used Around 2,600 German Pows To Remove Landmines They Had Placed Throughout Denmark. The Germans Allegedly Cleared 1,389,281 Anti-Tank And Anti-Personnel Mines Before They Were Sent Home

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    Ray Heap
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watch the movie: „Under the sands“ on this topic.

    #52

    It Do Be Like That

    It Do Be Like That

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    #53

    Like Father Like Son

    Like Father Like Son

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    Bobby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So u-boats were really more a submersible than a true submarine. They could only submerge for about 2hrs max and only do 7knots or so when submerged. Because of this they were a threat in open ocean, but didn't have a much success near coastlines. Obviously today's tech is very different though.

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    #54

    Speaking In Unintelligible

    Speaking In Unintelligible

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    Rachel Grig
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hahahahaha, took me a second. Good one!

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    #55

    Just Go Away

    Just Go Away

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    #56

    Italians Killin It With The Birds

    Italians Killin It With The Birds

    Swisscheese67 Report

    Khara Mei
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, the Emu War of 1932 (Aus) and Four Pests Campaign 1958-1962 (Chn) I know of. What is the Italian one?

    Judit Turi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i've only found this article : https://www.thelocal.it/20150630/italian-town-declares-war-on-aggressive-geese/

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    Judit Turi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The great Emu War (Australia) and the Four Pest (China). Hopefully, the geese won in Italy ?

    Amanda Rose
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which Italian war on birds are we talking about? Chickens, songbird poaching, or what?

    #57

    Burn Burn Burn Boom Boom Pillage Pillage

    Burn Burn Burn Boom Boom Pillage Pillage

    AdFit5807 Report

    Khara Mei
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I recall, Mongols converting to Islam in the Golden Hoarde era was localised and only to a handful of Mongolian leaders for political reasons, as the locals wouldn't accept rulership by a non-Muslim. Mongols in Monglia were (and still are) still very much Tengerist/Shamanist or Lamaist.

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    #58

    Well, That's Worryingly Embarrassing

    Well, That's Worryingly Embarrassing

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    Donkey boi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They did it twice didn't they? The second was after telling the American Air Force how they did it the first time.

    Gavin Johnson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vulcans that were built about 1 mile away from my home. Thankfully we were on the same side. IIRC the first appearance of the stealth bomber at Farnborough was tracked by a Rapier battery long before it appeared in sight, maybe the aircraft wasn’t using all of the stealth tactics or electronics available to it what with it being over friendly soil but it was spotted a long way out by British forces,

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    #59

    The Mythical Russian Winter

    The Mythical Russian Winter

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    Chich
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This need a revision :P

    DE Ray
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a non-amateur historian, Russian production capability is not and never was that great. Of course they don't talk how as much as a third of the war materiel used in WW1 and WW2 was imported, that's not "patriotic". Especially their very technical programs simply are not more than "limited". They did produce a lot of katyuskas - and mounted those rockets on Dodge trucks.

    #60

    The Real Truth On French Foreign Policy

    The Real Truth On French Foreign Policy

    Law_Legal Report

    Chich
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes it is

    TotallyNOTaFox
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ♫ J'aime l'oignon frit à l'huile, J'aime l'oignon quand il est bon... ♪ - Chanson de l'Oignon (Song of the onion)

    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Until a cat mistakes it for a ball of yarn....

    #61

    Samurai Actually Loved Guns

    Samurai Actually Loved Guns

    Minecraft_Warrior Report

    Khara Mei
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The filmmakers of Samurai and Cowboy films were inspired by each other to the extent that some plots are interchangeable. However, neither film genres are technically based on what is strictly considered Samurai (warrior under a lord), but Ronin (warrior without a lord).

    Kate
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're not exactly based on the reality of being a cowboy, either.

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    Richard Salisbury
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is because the most influential cowboy films were inspired by the samurai films made by Akira Kurosawa, to the point where A Fistful Of Dollars, one of the most famous Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns, was an almost scene by scene remake of Kurosawa's Yojimbo.

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    #62

    Roman Determination

    Roman Determination

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    #63

    The Portuguese When Finding A New Place:

    The Portuguese When Finding A New Place:

    Be_Good_To_Others Report

    Pumpkin Spice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Portugese: you receive: bread. i receive: boob. fair deal.

    #64

    How It All Began

    How It All Began

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    Luis Gomez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And today a new Mussolini is the pm of Italy.

    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mussolini only wishes he was born in a time where people so openly embrace fascist leaders.

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    Indosidius
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be honest, I was wondering why BP censored half the words. Then I read it again.

    Juliette Deroulede
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh. I can no longer control the urge... Now I must go watch Spider-Man again...

    Joy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Excellent 😄 although it was really no laughing matter

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    #66

    Not Lovely

    Not Lovely

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    Cats
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn’t a meme, it’s just a screenshot of a subtitled joke scene from The Office showing how ignorant Michael is. Not gonna “learn anything about history” from this..

    Wolfe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's still funny for those such as myself who have not watched the office. It's bored panda, not historically accurate panda

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    #67

    The Bbc Committed Treason Once

    The Bbc Committed Treason Once

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    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sure sending a nice fruit basket will smooth things over with them. Then the surprise invasion is back on! Never underestimate the power of a nice fruit basket!

    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh man those pears from Harry & David are delicious; I'd forgive for a box of those pairs

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    MarsFKA
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The BBC also tolerated Jimmy Effing Saville raping children because he was too valuable an asset.

    #68

    I Should Learn Their Language And Get Some Clothes Before Going There

    I Should Learn Their Language And Get Some Clothes Before Going There

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    #69

    There Goes 20% Of Male Roman Population Aged From 18 To 50 (Remade)

    There Goes 20% Of Male Roman Population Aged From 18 To 50 (Remade)

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    #70

    Times Sure Have Changed

    Times Sure Have Changed

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But..... not having to send 21 year olds into battle is a good thing though?

    LuckyL
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And ignoring the fact that there are a lot of 21 year olds forced into battle today (and younger)

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    Khara Mei
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wasn't the Roman army made up of conscripts, and wasn't conscription a multiple year requirement? Genuine questions, I seem to remember being told that they relied heavily on forced conscription, but Roman history is not my specialty.

    Jul Chv
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the time period. Army was professionalized after the 2d century BC, if I'm right. Cesar 's army was a professionnal army.

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    Szirra
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that is one of the reasons for a higher life expectancy overall.

    Kate
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's referring to Alexander the Great.

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    #71

    6 Day War Be Like

    6 Day War Be Like

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    #72

    Does One Really Good Deed, Cancel Out Your Other Bad Deeds?

    Does One Really Good Deed, Cancel Out Your Other Bad Deeds?

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    Ian Webling
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Millions? In World War I about 91,000 were killed by any gas. Less than 14,000 by mustard gas.

    Gavin Johnson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    120,000 deaths linked to mustard gas since it was first used. Still nowhere near the millions that the meme asserts.

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    Gabby Ghoul
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The use of chlorine in warfare also has Haber's imprimatur.

    #73

    Feels Good When The Masses Chant Your Name Like That, Dont You Think Boss?

    Feels Good When The Masses Chant Your Name Like That, Dont You Think Boss?

    BabyGotBackAche Report

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    #75

    Why Yes, I Do Have Theoretical Degree In History, How Could You Tell?

    Why Yes, I Do Have Theoretical Degree In History, How Could You Tell?

    Be_Good_To_Others Report

    Khara Mei
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not enough Standards yet, needs more.

    albernistuff 4sale
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it was less "set in Mexico" orange...

    #76

    The More You Study The Middle Ages, The More Fucked Up It Gets

    The More You Study The Middle Ages, The More Fucked Up It Gets

    Cream_Fortress_2 Report

    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shhh don't tell them! They may destroy Shittleton in panda fury!

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    Diolla
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cannot read this one no matter how much I enlarge it.

    Casey Horn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    tried to explain to someone that knights were bullies and they wouldn’t have it. lol

    RedMarbles
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don Quixote certainly made fun of the idea of the honorable noble knight, but that the idea existed at all suggests that some at least followed that path (though no doubt there were many bullies too).

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    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, he's from my hometown!

    #77

    Build Me An Army Worthy Of Rome

    Build Me An Army Worthy Of Rome

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    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    maybe 99.99 % of their soldiers, but surely not of the population..-

    Miocha
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is my noob a*s everytime I play online games

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    #78

    Oh Mendeleev, What A Man You Are

    Oh Mendeleev, What A Man You Are

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    Dizavid
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Don't question him ma'am, or he'll wave his mega dong at us again!!!"

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    #79

    Nice Try

    Nice Try

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    wifeofweasley
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whenever I see Bosnia and Herzegovina I have to think about the meme Bosnia: I'd like to go swimming, please? Croatia: No.