Me: this is nonsense I can't think of a single
My brain: THE FUCKIN' BATTLE OF CRECY Y'ALL THE ENGLISH LONGBOWMEN FUCKIN' SMOKED THE FRENCH CALVARY LET'S FUCKIN' GOOOOOOOOOOO 1346 REPRESENT
My brain: THE FUCKIN' BATTLE OF CRECY Y'ALL THE ENGLISH LONGBOWMEN FUCKIN' SMOKED THE FRENCH CALVARY LET'S FUCKIN' GOOOOOOOOOOO 1346 REPRESENT
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Memento (Lasagna) Morti 🌙
Every dad has a favorite battle and never stops talking about it
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https://timharford.com/2022/06/cautionary-tales-the-french-knights-guide-to-corporate-culture/
^Everyone here gets one, I had a lot made, you are all so well deserving of this token of my esteem.
:::bows:::
::::spends the afternoon handing out trophies::::
(nobody said they had to be non-fictional)
But then @deuceofgears.bsky.social introduced me to Korean history and it's Myeongnyang because, well, holy shit
(Also everyone that hasn't should read Yoon's Battle of Candle Arc, where the odds are reduced for "realism")
GUADALCANAL
Did I just do that?
Neener, neener, neener.
"Look, I know you guys suck, and are going to run away, but if you fire two shots and THEN run away we'll trick the lobsterbacks and kick their asses."
It may be because i'm not actually a dad, unless being a cat dad counts?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i5DEipIWh4
I love the contrast of muskets combined with a bunch men with pikes to scare off the Calvary.
Yersinia Pestis: HOLD MY BEER!
Me, inside: don't talk about the battle of Cannae, don't talk about the battle of Cannae, don't talk about
Dad always seemed a bit amused that his bomb group's FAILURE shortened the war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_axe_murder_incident
longbows represent
When Cressy battle fatally was struck,
And all our princes captiv'd by the hand
Of that black name, Edward, Black Prince of Wales;
Next you'll be telling me that you forgot the Maine, the 5th of November, and the Titans.
My brain: You're not a dad.
Me: Oh. Right. Does this explain something?
My brain: No, it doesn't.