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Shitty attention to detail (infosec.pub)
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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

For reals, that’s a detail I’m okay with them overlooking.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 57 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (4 children)

Explanation: During the medieval Battle of Agincourt between England and France, the English longbowmen actually removed their breeches... because they were sick with dysentery and couldn't stop shitting themselves.

[–] OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world 2 points 17 minutes ago

A bunch of guys with no pants on shooting arrows while shidding everywhere is funny

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

It was all that rich, French food.

[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 21 points 3 hours ago

And if you believe it was mud the French cavalry got stuck in you’ve got another thing coming.

[–] hesh@quokk.au 8 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

So you're saying the bowmen were just dropping loads while standing there shooting bows?

[–] ContriteErudite@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

The true Archers of Loaf...

[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 6 points 2 hours ago

god war was so much more fun back then

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 4 points 2 hours ago

When you gotta go...