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"Slavery is so over! Let's move on!" (infosec.pub)
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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 89 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Have to admit, I've completely forgotten about Pear Harbor.

[–] StillAlive@piefed.world 37 points 1 month ago

It was a competitor for Apple but got bought and dismantled.

[–] Klear@piefed.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was when the USA surrendered to dis pear.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago

Shoutout to da pear

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's when the Japanese sank nearly all of the US's pears.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 11 points 1 month ago

Ah, that's why pear-based weaponry played such a small role in World War II?

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pears of what?

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pears of genes off coarse.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

Levi genes?

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

It was the Boston Tea Party's lesser, ill-conceived cousin.