• @PugJesusM
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      458 months ago

      Exactly! Terrible time to go thirsty!

  • Drasglaf
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    218 months ago

    Interesting, last time I saw this it was tea.

    • @khannie
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      It’s obviously hard to tell but the French do drink a sweet low alcohol cider (like 2-3% alcohol) during the day, particularly in summer when it is incredibly refreshing.

      On the other hand, they’re not huge tea drinkers.

      On the other hand though they’re keenly aware that the Brits love a good cuppa.

      But on the other hand there is no milk in sight which is basically blasphemy to an English gentleman with a rifle to hand.

      Edit: lastly, if that is tea, it looks like the kind of tea that is so weak it might cause an Englishman to build a guillotine over.

      “When in Rome and all, chaps”

      All in all, I conclude that the likelihood is cider.

        • @khannie
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          48 months ago

          In that situation I’d be happy with the steam off a tea bag tbh and absolutely anything drinkable being delivered like that would be like the nectar of the Gods.

  • mars296
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    He looks British to me. He is using a Bren gun and you can see the start of visor(?) that British helmets have but it’s obscured by his pack.

    • PugJesusOPM
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      98 months ago

      You might be right, I might have saved it with the wrong notes. I’ll change the title.

  • @Late2TheParty
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    88 months ago

    Weirdly, this reminds me of some interactions with Iraqi and Afghan police/military. We had a BUNCH of protocols to go through when handling UXO. But man, if it didn’t beat all to see some Iraqi policeman just chuck UXO in the back of their pickup and drive it back for disposal.

    • @yemmly
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      238 months ago

      For those unfamiliar with the lingo, UXO stands for “Unidentified Xylophone Object”.

      • @HowManyNimons
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        78 months ago

        I thought it was “untrained Xiaosaurus orthodontists” but on consideration, that’s just silly isn’t it? Xiaosaurus teeth so rarely need orthodontics.

    • don
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      158 months ago

      UXO = unexploded ordnance

    • @[email protected]
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      88 months ago

      UXO possess a very strong prey drive. If you exude confidence, they’re docile and even timid. However, if a UXO senses fear they become very aggressive and volatile.

      • @Late2TheParty
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        28 months ago

        Ha! I never knew that! Thanks for the interesting lesson. 🤣

    • Flax
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      68 months ago

      In Northern Ireland during the troubles, if a bomb was left on a bus, sometimes the driver would just lift it up and dump it somewhere then drive off (notifying police of course)

      • @Late2TheParty
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        48 months ago

        Dang! I guess we can grow calloused to nearly anything.

  • @Maggoty
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    58 months ago

    Some people are just hardcoded to find nice things to do in crappy situations. And they’re in every single conflict you look at.

  • @Jackcooper
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    58 months ago

    Ok but why is he doing an army crawl up to it

    • @normalexit
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      88 months ago

      My guess is to avoid being shot.

    • @Maggoty
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      58 months ago

      He’s most likely set as a guard while as his unit moves through behind him.