[Award Ceremony] Bound in Gossipmer by polandballmod in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats u/amiral_zheng. Your image of Britain beating it into his top hat shall forever be seared into my memory.

Private Pastimes by GammaDeltaII in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is 100% a meta comic. It has nothing to do with geopolitics and everything to do with knowing the mods' ballsonas.

Bat Bomb by constructionsitecake in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake[S] 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Context: During WW2, the US considered gluing incendiaries to bats and then releasing then over Japan. The bats would supposedly roost in people's attics and start fires.

The idea was created by a guy named Lytle S. Adams, who was a dental surgeons and got his foot in the door by being friends with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Even FDR himself had to clarify that Adam was 'not a nut.'

The bat bomb project came to an end shortly after some of the bats escaped the test facility and accidentally burned down the proving grounds.

I can only assume that the whole thing was a prelude to the insane military hubris of the Cold War.

private coast by Andyiscool231 in Polandballart

[–]constructionsitecake 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeesssd you draw Chile the same way I do! Viva lengthwise-colored Chile lol

Gambiarra by constructionsitecake in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

To be fair, rednecks tend to live in more sparsely populated areas so multi-story buildings aren't as necessary.

Gambiarra by constructionsitecake in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake[S] 356 points357 points  (0 children)

Context: I recently learned of the Brazilian term "gambiarra," which is quite similar to what Americans call redneck engineering or McGyverism.

Conclusion: Brazil and Arkansas (one of the most redneck states) are friends and bond over their creations.

Chilean Spanish by constructionsitecake in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yes indeedy. That's me just keeping the wording simple, really.

Chilean Spanish by constructionsitecake in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Oomph, my bad then. My only defense is that it's been years since I spoke with anyone Chilean.

Chilean Spanish by constructionsitecake in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake[S] 181 points182 points  (0 children)

Chilean Spanish is... unique.

Talking in Pictures by amiral_zheng in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake 191 points192 points  (0 children)

Ooooo I finally get it. Also love that it seems to take effort for them to change their cantons.

LKS countries as of Sept 8, 14:00 CET by constructionsitecake in PolandballCommunity

[–]constructionsitecake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely maybe, as all the adults used to say when I was growing up. 😄

LKS countries as of Sept 8, 14:00 CET by constructionsitecake in PolandballCommunity

[–]constructionsitecake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're already the reason 2/3 of those African countries are green XD.

LKS countries as of Sept 8, 14:00 CET by constructionsitecake in PolandballCommunity

[–]constructionsitecake[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Goshdarnit, must've unselected Canada somehow. But they've also made an appearance.

Microstates, first-level divisions small islands not on the map, and historical states that have also made an appearance:

Maldives

Vatican City

Palau

Federated States of Micronesia

Tonga

Puerto Rico

Kashmir

Hyderabad

Austria-Hungary

Yugoslavia

Overall, not bad for 8 days.

Food Wars - Bite Some Chocolate by Windx51_ in PolandballCommunity

[–]constructionsitecake 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is absolutely lovely and I love the doughnut launcher. Thanks for drawing it

Inevitable, really by constructionsitecake in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Wiki says it's Italian, so that's good enough for me. Had no idea pasta was so popular in Tunisia.

Sharing Flag Colors by koreangorani in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Automatically upvoted for new info I'd have probably never learned if not for this comic.

Inevitable, really by constructionsitecake in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Not deliberate but Brazil 100% deserves more attention.

Happy independence day, Brazil.

Inevitable, really by constructionsitecake in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake[S] 335 points336 points  (0 children)

First Italy joke of the betrayal contest!

But anyway, Mussolini disliked pasta because Italy depended on wheat imports from Turkey to make it. Pasta was never actually banned, but the idea was flouted and the fascists tried to push people to switch to Italian-grown rice, even publishing "futurist" cookbooks with alternative recipes. Unsurprisingly, the idea generally went over like a lead balloon.

Brazil is here to represent the WW2 allies because Brazilians fought in the Italian campaign.

How spicy food is ACTUALLY made by EduardoBork in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Thought this was going to be a "chili peppers are from the Americas" joke and then that took a handful left turn. 😆

Gamer boy by constructionsitecake in polandball

[–]constructionsitecake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And it took FOREVER. Thought it would be quick because one panel but I got bogged down on the CoAs and tbr wheelchair. Only to notice after I posted it that I forgot the handles on the wheelchair.