Gork comments on Imperial Roman soldiers building a wall

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 months ago (6 children)

That posca sounds nasty as hell, speaking as someone who is completely revulsed viscerally from the smell of vinegar.

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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social [S] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The exact recipe varies. I've heard reactions from modern re-enactors and enthusiasts ranging from "Tastes like feet" to "Tart but enjoyable"

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

reactions from modern re-enactors and enthusiasts ranging from “Tastes like feet” to “Tart but enjoyable”

find the foot fetishists.

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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social [S] 2 points 8 months ago

Rome's strongest legionaries

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[–] ulterno@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, seems like it would taste really bad.
But better than the worse illnesses.

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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social [S] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Probably also better than raw water from some muddy stream when there isn't any other option for drinking, tbh.

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[–] ulterno@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah, Bear Grylls' tips only really work on untrodden paths.
You don't want to try it out when someone might be pissing upstream.

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