real life Dune

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Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 219d (4 replies)

eeeeh it fit more with the gulf wars

fullsquare@awful.systems · 2 pts · 219d (3 replies)

dune (1965) was written 26 years before desert storm (1991) and before iran-iraq war (1980) or iranian revolution (1979) or six day war (1967) or black september (1970) or yom kippur war (1973) but just after baathists took power in both syria and iraq (1963) and some time after coup in iran (1953), suez crisis (1956) and nasser taking power in egypt (1952)

Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 219d (2 replies)

Ok. This meme was made in 2025 2026

fullsquare@awful.systems · 2 pts · 219d (1 reply)

that's at least four days before kidnapping of maduro

op what else did you knew

Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 219d

I saw me going to bang your mom, oh wait, that's been going on daily for decades nw

Krauerking@lemy.lol · 5 pts · 219d

It was already about the middle east. This just rhymes and will have its own opera epic written about it at some point.

JillyB@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 219d

Ok but who are the bene geserit (sp?)

SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 0 pts · 219d

Consuming this spice does not extend your life though.