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French woman pouring cider for a British soldier, WW2, 1944 (media.kbin.social)

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[–] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Weirdly, this reminds me of some interactions with Iraqi and Afghan police/military. We had a BUNCH of protocols to go through when handling UXO. But man, if it didn't beat all to see some Iraqi policeman just chuck UXO in the back of their pickup and drive it back for disposal.

[–] yemmly@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For those unfamiliar with the lingo, UXO stands for “Unidentified Xylophone Object”.

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I thought it was "untrained Xiaosaurus orthodontists" but on consideration, that's just silly isn't it? Xiaosaurus teeth so rarely need orthodontics.

[–] don@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago

UXO = unexploded ordnance

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

UXO possess a very strong prey drive. If you exude confidence, they're docile and even timid. However, if a UXO senses fear they become very aggressive and volatile.

[–] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Ha! I never knew that! Thanks for the interesting lesson. 🤣

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In Northern Ireland during the troubles, if a bomb was left on a bus, sometimes the driver would just lift it up and dump it somewhere then drive off (notifying police of course)

[–] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Dang! I guess we can grow calloused to nearly anything.