Flame Wars: 1840

mechoman444 , 8 months ago

Thank God that steer was found. I don’t even want to think what would happen if they didn’t.

I am a time traveler.

some_guy , 8 months ago

I like this lady.

DarthBueller , 8 months ago

Sounds more than anything like a couple trying to establish grounds for divorce back in the day when no fault divorce didn’t exist. You had to claim abandonment or infidelity or some other fault to give yourself standing for divorce.

CatZoomies , 8 months ago

This was 183 years ago. Fascinating to read a blurb of their struggle, and vicariously experience these two persons’ lives.

Preservation is important. 200 years from now (if we haven’t killed ourselves by our petty wars or boiled ourselves off the planet) imagine our descendants watching our Tik Toks. Watching YouTube prank videos of our time. Reading about #MeToo. Epstein. Harambe. Militarized police tear-gassing a crowd of peaceful protestors all so that Trump can take a picture in front of a church while holding a Bible upside down. Stories of our human rights abuse. Messi and Ronaldo. Steve Jobs’ presentation to reveal the iPhone. A crowd of players running to get a Charizard in 2016. Listening to our podcasts. Reading our blogs and article snapshots of our time. It’s absolutely fascinating to think where we will be in 200 years, and wonder about what kind of legacy we will leave behind. While we’re doing some good things, there’s a lot of really negative things we are also doing. Will we be able to save ourselves and delay the impending climate crisis? Find out next time on Dragon Ball Z!

Whoops! Having a sobering and reflective existential moment, carry on!

afraid_of_zombies , 8 months ago

I keep thinking with AI and social media we could easily prank the future hard via religion.

Filbo , 8 months ago

Fam just invented the Missionaria Protectiva

afraid_of_zombies , 8 months ago

Haha very close! I was thinking more along the lines of we could use bots to “confirm” future Gospel stories for whatever religion comes next. Setup normal boring accounts that one time post something like “there was a street preacher out today and I saw him do some miracles. People are saying he is the Messiah”.

Basically pull a Josphius. A thousand or so years from now “historians” will argue that this religious figure must have existed since we have an ancient tweet about him.

amio , 8 months ago

Poor Bethuel, fucked around, found out.

KISSmyOS , 8 months ago

I want to know more about the steer!

FlyingSquid OP , 8 months ago

His name was Leonard.

pthaloblue , 8 months ago

Speak for yourself, I’m interested in the sugar & molasses. Stocks are low and my family needs to hunker down for the long winter.

FlyingSquid OP , 8 months ago

Have you thought about the sorghum supply?

TIN , 8 months ago

Can I interest you in news of the great molasses flood of 1919?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood

dopeshark , 8 months ago

It is no longer missing apparently

Windshear , 8 months ago

Where did it come from? Where did it go?

LucyLastic , 8 months ago

Where did it come from Cotton Eye Joe?

GCostanzaStepOnMe , 8 months ago

Drag his ass

HerrVorragend , 8 months ago

Not enough people called Bethuel today

VikingHippie , 8 months ago

Or Christenia, for that matter

uis , 8 months ago

In Russia Christina is common name

FlyingSquid OP , 8 months ago

Christenia, not Christina.

uis , 8 months ago

Aren’t they are same name

FlyingSquid OP , 8 months ago

They’re spelled differently, so no.

amio , 8 months ago

Yeah, well, imagine going to school and being called Bethuel. Sounds like free swirlies for life.

FlyingSquid OP , 8 months ago

In 1840, going to school and not being named something like Bethuel was what got you bullied.

VikingHippie , 8 months ago

Also, you were nobody if you didn’t have rickets.

Jay , 8 months ago

Facebook was way more fun back then.

photonic_sorcerer , 8 months ago

Damn, girl! Get it!

TTH4P , 8 months ago

Kind of amazing, ignoring the obvious stress and turmoil. Such a slice of life.