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Trigger warning for Aussies 20th Century History (media.piefed.social)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/historymemes@piefed.social
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[–] [S] 17 points 7 months ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    On my family's farm out in the wheatbelt there are these 3 long star pickets in a triangle formation in a paddock. I asked my grandad what that's about. He said they used to wrap them in wire and chase the emus in there and shoot them with shotguns to cull them.

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    • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    I mean, their ancestor did ruled the world million years ago. Don't underestimate a bird.

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  • [+] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)
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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Idk, bad at numbers, dinosaurs

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    It's okay, I'm bad at Lemmy, I tried to edit my response because I misspelled Pleistocene and accidentally deleted it lol

    But yeah I agree, big birds are genuinely terrifying

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    [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    I bet they're just glad there hasn't been a cassowary uprising... yet.

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    [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    Rightfully so.

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    [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    In order to annex Australia Trump will be sending in "Emu Team 6".

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