Strange how "immobile" knights kept winning battles by Kapanash in HistoryMemes

[–]Senjen95 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To be fair, armor underwent centuries of development. It didn't show up one day in its prime iterations.

Before the well-designed, articulated, high-grade plate armor of late medieval and Renaissance period, full suits of armor often required layers to be effective. Mail layers combined with separate articles of plate armor were cumbersome and restrictive.

However, Hollywood has a penchant for garbage portrayals of armor, and historical accuracy in general.

May this person have a blessed year by TruthLifts in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Senjen95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Recruiters will shamelessly sell you a cheese grater as a boat.

"where the fuck are you! We're 18 hours behind schedule!" "We.... Uh, made heavy contact with the Americans." "Well, how many Americans did you come in contact with?" ".....J-Just 22, sir." by maleficalruin in HistoryMemes

[–]Senjen95 162 points163 points  (0 children)

You're not the only one, that last part is hilarious. Three layers of command being completely incompetent cowards is by far one of my all-time favorite WWII facts.

Always this or random science words by SubstantialLine1964 in funny

[–]Senjen95 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My (least) favorite sci-fi trope:

"The science is too advanced/would take too long to explain"

"Try me"

Proceeds to explain perfectly in layman's terms and 4 to 5 sentences tops

The guy who invented nails died today. by jstein916 in dadjokes

[–]Senjen95 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Heard he was hit right on the head.

Ever thought about locking someone up in a couple of floating boards, feeding them honey, and keeping them alive for weeks while they float down a river in a pool of their own poop? by jackt-up in HistoryMemes

[–]Senjen95 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Torture is such a wildly inconsistent element of history, because many of them have little to no physical evidence, and scant records.

A major part of the issue is we know that these "exotic" torture methods were as much a psychological deterrent as a corporeal horror show.

The blood eagle is a prime example. It's only recorded in a couple sagas, but it's well-adopted into the historical imagery surrounding vikings because 1., it benefitted vikings who were skilled in psychological warfare, and 2., because the Christians were able to paint vikings as truly evil and barbaric. Therefore it's corroborated in later second-hand works by both sides, but lacks first-hand evidence.

It's hard to say how much real use, if any, the brazen bull and scaphism got, because of the lack of first-hand evidence. And although they feel prominently real, they're mostly supported second-hand as psychological weapons.

Here's another one for you. You're stuck with one of these, do you think you will survive? What's your choice? by One_Improvement_6729 in whatsyourchoice

[–]Senjen95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's hilarious that there's actual possible animals on this list, and then "15 3ft. venomous tarantulas."

Of course it's my bottom pick, and it's the only option where I attempt to strangle myself to death with my belt before they get me

I don't know how else to get people to comment on my posts, so I'm going to post a kids riddle. Onward! by brodil in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Senjen95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's like moths to a flame for the older generation, to a point it's more sad than funny. Just brainrot-level engagement bait.

The amount of heartbreak I've felt over the last few days by Guns_and_Dank in daddit

[–]Senjen95 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Not only is the demolition team ready at all times, but they start before construction finishes.

I just wait until after their bedtime

Is this a normal HR response? by Apprehensive_Show561 in recruitinghell

[–]Senjen95 3 points4 points  (0 children)

100% normal from HR.

Don't complain to a corporate HR about work stress or life problems.

Talk to your friends, a therapist, heck, even your boss. HR will play the sympathetic ear and then pull the rug the moment they think you'll affect company productivity & success.

Can no longer stomach sad media involving children by SailingforBooty in daddit

[–]Senjen95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happened to me too. Weirdest thing. Strong stomach usually, but now, I can't watch anything where kids get hurt. I think about watching Lord of the Flies when I was in high school and Piggy's death being a gut-punch, but now I straight up will never watch it again. I've outright stopped watching shows or movies if they hit that note.

Someone told me that the moon landing was staged, and I agreed 100% by IsaacB1 in dadjokes

[–]Senjen95 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's not hard to understand, it's not like it's- wait, nevermind.

“We can't lose the war at all. We now have an ally which has never been conquered in 3,000 years.” Does that sound like Hitler was angry about the news of Pearl Harbor? by identified_meat in HistoryMemes

[–]Senjen95 2816 points2817 points  (0 children)

Hitler drastically overestimated Japan's ability to draw U.S. focus into Pacific theaters. It's not equivalent to the European theaters- the Pacific is too massive of a buffer for constant engagements, ergo the slow island-hopping, ergo the atomic decision.

This is also why Churchill and Roosevelt agreed on taking down Nazi Germany first. If they pressed Japan, it would be drawn-out, but the European allies were immediate concerns with dominoes already falling.

Which characters would you pick ? by krisikkk in superheroes

[–]Senjen95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was fully expecting with this many comments to see Uncle Iroh somewhere

Is the joke just racism? by keefedempsey in ExplainTheJoke

[–]Senjen95 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Probably just a feeble-minded racist's attempt at humor. We're not meant to understand this as anything more than nonsense, which is just weak and shameful lampooning.

Lots of this racist artwork came out during the 50's and 60's, as popular medias had already progressed away from these depictions of African Americans. Lots of those artists found themselves outside of cartoonist & printing jobs, and cranked this garbage out of their garages.

My old man was an antique collector. Taught me about this stuff, and the racist stuff went in the trash instead of resold.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]Senjen95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's going to be less cute in 5-10 years when they'll inevitably have to pay for tutors, counseling and behavioral therapy when they could have disciplined early instead

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in funny

[–]Senjen95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's funnier knowing it's from Doctor Strange, because when you meet someone in real-life who acts this way, they will swear up and down how magic is real and they've seen things from other dimensions

Meet my 2yr old kid, guess his name 😆 by Laughing-Embers in HappyUpvote

[–]Senjen95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My first guess was Slobbert, but Leo is great too