▲ 747 ▼ Rock can answer life's biggest questions (media.piefed.world) submitted 10 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 22 points 10 months ago (5 children) Is that a metaphor? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 32 points 10 months ago (4 children) Yes, it's a little known pice of trivia actually, they were making a statement about the war permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nexguy@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children) This is true. During the war the soldiers were suffering with shortages and they had low quality food. Overly filled and poor leaky lemons were rife. A lot of legs were sticky. It was Hell. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 months ago It was not a party, let me tell you. Or do a search for the ironically named "lemon party" to get the info straight from the source. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WillFord27@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 child) Close, but you were actually one of the lucky divisions to get even rotten lemons. Trench warfare was largely a battle of attrition and rations had to last, hot meals and fresh fruit (especially sources of vitamin c) were a luxury to be supplied with. Scurvy wasn't uncommon. Here's a bunch of cool links permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 months ago Those are some cool links, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 32 points 10 months ago (4 children) Yes, it's a little known pice of trivia actually, they were making a statement about the war permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nexguy@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children) This is true. During the war the soldiers were suffering with shortages and they had low quality food. Overly filled and poor leaky lemons were rife. A lot of legs were sticky. It was Hell. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 months ago It was not a party, let me tell you. Or do a search for the ironically named "lemon party" to get the info straight from the source. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WillFord27@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 child) Close, but you were actually one of the lucky divisions to get even rotten lemons. Trench warfare was largely a battle of attrition and rations had to last, hot meals and fresh fruit (especially sources of vitamin c) were a luxury to be supplied with. Scurvy wasn't uncommon. Here's a bunch of cool links permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 months ago Those are some cool links, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children) This is true. During the war the soldiers were suffering with shortages and they had low quality food. Overly filled and poor leaky lemons were rife. A lot of legs were sticky. It was Hell. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 months ago It was not a party, let me tell you. Or do a search for the ironically named "lemon party" to get the info straight from the source. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WillFord27@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 child) Close, but you were actually one of the lucky divisions to get even rotten lemons. Trench warfare was largely a battle of attrition and rations had to last, hot meals and fresh fruit (especially sources of vitamin c) were a luxury to be supplied with. Scurvy wasn't uncommon. Here's a bunch of cool links permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 months ago Those are some cool links, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 months ago It was not a party, let me tell you. Or do a search for the ironically named "lemon party" to get the info straight from the source. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WillFord27@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 child) Close, but you were actually one of the lucky divisions to get even rotten lemons. Trench warfare was largely a battle of attrition and rations had to last, hot meals and fresh fruit (especially sources of vitamin c) were a luxury to be supplied with. Scurvy wasn't uncommon. Here's a bunch of cool links permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 months ago Those are some cool links, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 months ago Those are some cool links, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
