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[–] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Interesting how when 'barely men' revolted they managed to slaughter 'organized armies of real men' 10x their number.

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[–] frog@feddit.uk 7 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

If this a troll, I'll bite.

Mr. Connery, the phrase is "barley men", not "barely men".

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[–] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I wish it was a troll. I just can't read.

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[–] frog@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago

At least your comment stopped a lot of other readers from reading it the same way. You made the world better.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

I misread the post too, but chalked it up to mocking conservatives for believing it would make them barely men.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago

If have gone with a more obvious joke format like “men? I barley knew them!”.

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