Flame Wars: 1840

Also, they found a steer!

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Jay@sh.itjust.works · 47 pts · 2y

Facebook was way more fun back then.

HerrVorragend@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 2y (8 replies)

Not enough people called Bethuel today

VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf · 15 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Or Christenia, for that matter

uis@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 2y (3 replies)

In Russia Christina is common name

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Christenia, not Christina.

uis@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Aren't they are same name

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y

They're spelled differently, so no. They're also pronounced differently.

amio@kbin.social · 10 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Yeah, well, imagine going to school and being called Bethuel. Sounds like free swirlies for life.

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y (1 reply)

In 1840, going to school and not being named something like Bethuel was what got you bullied.

VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf · 7 pts · 2y

Also, you were nobody if you didn't have rickets.

CatZoomies@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y (3 replies)
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afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I keep thinking with AI and social media we could easily prank the future hard via religion.

Filbo@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Fam just invented the Missionaria Protectiva

afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Haha very close! I was thinking more along the lines of we could use bots to "confirm" future Gospel stories for whatever religion comes next. Setup normal boring accounts that one time post something like "there was a street preacher out today and I saw him do some miracles. People are saying he is the Messiah".

Basically pull a Josphius. A thousand or so years from now "historians" will argue that this religious figure must have existed since we have an ancient tweet about him.

TTH4P@lemm.ee · 26 pts · 2y

Kind of amazing, ignoring the obvious stress and turmoil. Such a slice of life.

photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 17 pts · 2y

Damn, girl! Get it!

DarthBueller@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y

Sounds more than anything like a couple trying to establish grounds for divorce back in the day when no fault divorce didn’t exist. You had to claim abandonment or infidelity or some other fault to give yourself standing for divorce.

KISSmyOS@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y (7 replies)
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pthaloblue@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Speak for yourself, I'm interested in the sugar & molasses. Stocks are low and my family needs to hunker down for the long winter.

TIN@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 2y

Can I interest you in news of the great molasses flood of 1919?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Have you thought about the sorghum supply?

dopeshark@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

It is no longer missing apparently

Windshear@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Where did it come from? Where did it go?

LucyLastic@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y

Where did it come from Cotton Eye Joe?

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

His name was Leonard.

amio@kbin.social · 12 pts · 2y

Poor Bethuel, fucked around, found out.

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 8 pts · 2y

I like this lady.

mechoman444@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Thank God that steer was found. I don't even want to think what would happen if they didn't.

I am a time traveler.

GCostanzaStepOnMe@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y

Drag his ass