• aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    “Dough Boys”, “Doughnut Girls”

    It was the first World War, so I guess it makes sense we didn’t know how to act and we’re being far too cute about everything.

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      21 hours ago

      I wonder if the Great War-era Euros felt like we in the modern day would if a sudden massive contingent of fresh troops joined WW3, but introducing themselves with

      "Hewwo, we are set to defend democracy Mr. Pwime Minister •̀⩊•́ "

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        20 hours ago

        That just makes American troops sound like Human Peons from Warcraft.

        “Wha is et?”

        England: “Um, we need to defeat the Kaiser.”

        “More work?”

        England: “Y-yeah. Can you help us?”

        “Right-o.”

        England: “Um, Germany is that way.”

        “Off I go then.”

        America rolls across the countryside

        “Job’s done!”