• @Sam_Bass
    link
    English
    12
    edit-2
    23 hours ago

    The time periods usually portrayed in those protester scenes are of a time when most people were farmers/ranchers and used hay for things needing the pitchfork

  • Flying Squid
    link
    English
    91 day ago

    “That was a question about my Adderall.”

  • JackGreenEarth
    link
    fedilink
    English
    452 days ago

    Most peasants were farmers, weren’t they? I thought that’s why they had the pitchforks.

  • @3ntranced
    link
    English
    131 day ago

    I assumed any old villager would deal with having to shift hay in their yard be it from livestock or horses. Plus they also had torches which made sense, I assume any long pole like weapon was sufficient.

  • @somethingsnappy
    link
    English
    392 days ago

    Okay, but I’m here to talk about anachronisms. Pitchfork and canned good? Sure, they exist together now, but for a lot of history, canned goods were just not a thing. So, hats, pies, and boots make sense, and maybe throw in some pottery instead, and bobs your uncle. I should probably take my meds.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    32 days ago

    I live in a village. I own a pitchfork. Song need it for any profession.

    Make of that whatever you want.

  • @finitebanjo
    link
    English
    52 days ago

    Fun fact, Ninja Throwing Stars started out as boot Spurs.

      • @finitebanjo
        link
        English
        11 day ago

        I was going to provide more evidence of my claim since your link provides no context on their origins at all, but it turns out the representation of Ninja as an oppressed lower class of peasants and farmers might just be a century old wives tale.

        • @Num10ck
          link
          English
          11 day ago

          im pretty sure Japan didnt even use boots.

          • @finitebanjo
            link
            English
            11 day ago

            I’m not sure, but they definitely had cattle so they probably used some kind of spur.

            • @[email protected]
              link
              fedilink
              English
              123 hours ago

              Per wikipedia:

              In England, the rowel spur is shown upon the first seal of Henry III and on monuments of the 13th century, but it did not come into general use until the 14th century.

              Rowel spurs being the spinning wheel kind. Most spurs were more like bird talons on the back of your boot.

              I.e. shit for throwing.

              • @finitebanjo
                link
                English
                122 hours ago

                Alright but it wasn’t until 3 centuries later that Ninja were popularized, so…