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[–] 72 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

seriously.

insert potato joke

"why is that funny?"

let them try to explain

"oh, I thought it was about he Irish Potato Famine, was a period of starvation and disease in Ireland lasting from 1845 to 1852 that constituted a historical social crisis and subsequently had a major impact on Irish society and history as a whole."

see how awkward it can get.

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  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Even worse, the famine was entirely caused by landlords and especially the English. It wasn't a natural disaster, but a product of monoculture that was forced on the people through no fault of their own.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That's when they ostracize you for being a killjoy and not appreciating their "humour"

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