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minus-squareFlying SquidOPMlink35•8 months ago The ship Mayflower sailed a lot and founded several cities in America. That was definitely not positive news for the indigenous people.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish28•8 months agoI’d blame that on the settlers rather than the vessel. PS. You do not want to see the bad news from 1620.
minus-squareivanafteralllinkfedilink11•edit-28 months agoNor sail itself, etc. In fact, I’ve never heard anyone single out the actual vessel as noteworthy. “What’s that? Genocide, yes, yes. But, by God was she a fine sailin’ ship…”
minus-squareFlying SquidOPMlink6•8 months agoThe only thing I can remember ever hearing about the Mayflower was that it delivered beer before it took the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World, so the whole ship reeked of stale beer the whole time. Must have been fun.
minus-squaresynae[he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-28 months agoI’ll take stale beer over bacteria-laden water! Edit: also, probably not the worst smell in that ship. I can’t imagine those people were well-perfumed even before they sailed for months
minus-squareFlying SquidOPMlink3•8 months agoThey were probably used to the body odor and sewage smells though.
That was definitely not positive news for the indigenous people.
I’d blame that on the settlers rather than the vessel.
PS. You do not want to see the bad news from 1620.
True, but the vessel didn’t found the cities.
Nor sail itself, etc. In fact, I’ve never heard anyone single out the actual vessel as noteworthy.
“What’s that? Genocide, yes, yes. But, by God was she a fine sailin’ ship…”
The only thing I can remember ever hearing about the Mayflower was that it delivered beer before it took the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World, so the whole ship reeked of stale beer the whole time.
Must have been fun.
I’ll take stale beer over bacteria-laden water!
Edit: also, probably not the worst smell in that ship. I can’t imagine those people were well-perfumed even before they sailed for months
They were probably used to the body odor and sewage smells though.