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[–] Huffkin@feddit.uk 228 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Oxford University is older than the Aztec empire.

Oxford University founded in 1326, Aztec empire ~1428-1521

[–] tristophe@lemmy.world 116 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don’t mean to pick, but Oxford was founded in 1096 and Cambridge in 1209.

I worked for cambridge in 2009 and got a nice little 800 year badge

[–] Summzashi@lemmy.one 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

Thats 900 years dumbass

Edit: you got epic trolled by summzashi!!!

[–] oryx@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That edit is the saddest part about this

[–] dan@upvote.au 3 points 1 year ago

I felt like I was transported back to mid-2000s internet when I read that. Le epic troll.

[–] concrete_baby@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why are you so rude?

[–] Llamajockey@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

2009-1209=800 Big oof there

[–] mrmanager 24 points 1 year ago

You really need to be nicer to people here or you will probably get banned by someone sooner or later. People are trying to get away from the reddit atmosphere here. Don't act all superior because you spotted a mistake. That's really childish.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago

Fucking idiot. Can't do math but quick to jump on the chance to try to correct someone.

[–] Globulart@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dude, delete it and try to forget, nobody is buying your excuse. You called someone dumb for making a mistake, despite it being you who made the error while OP was bang right.

It's very embarrassing mate, you can try to style it out all you want and a couple 10 yr olds might buy it but not much more than that.

Personally I think you'd do best deleting the comment and trying to forget that you were just that stupid once upon a time :) x

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

delete it and try to forget

Doesn’t that strike you as a sort of self-gaslighting?

[–] Summzashi@lemmy.one -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You got epic trolled my dude!

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

You're really embodying the saying "Never play chess with a pigeon."

[–] Globulart@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Much delirium, such humourz.

I'm guessing that about fits with your level :) x

[–] Summzashi@lemmy.one -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Globulart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apoplectic mate.

That, or just amused at your steadfast position that you actually intended the primary school level mistake :) x

[–] Summzashi@lemmy.one -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Globulart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I probably shouldn't have given you 2 options and expected you to understand the sarcasm in the first. I blame myself...

Good luck though mate, I have a sneaking suspicion you'll need some :) x

[–] Summzashi@lemmy.one -1 points 1 year ago
[–] YoungPrinceAmmon@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Who's dumbass now?

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I got it man. Some people just don’t get how the making of a super obvious mistake is a satire of the kind of confidence you’re putting forward.

It’s weird because it’s like they can’t recognize when an error is so egregious it couldn’t be a genuine error.

[–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 year ago

And some of the colleges of Oxford University are older than the university. Merton College was founded in 1264.

[–] Gnubeutel@feddit.de 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait, you're saying that the Aztec empire was just 64 years old when Columbus discovered America and ships with conquistadors followed to butcher and enslave everyone?

[–] icesentry@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I've heard similar things in the past and I'm always confused by it.

[–] Erk@cdda.social 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There were people there prior to the Aztec empire conquering them. The Aztec empire is just a specific government that ruled the area at that specific time.

The Napoleonic empire, for comparison, only lasted 1804-1815 (with a hole in the middle).

[–] ScorpionFrog@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

The 1st donut empire

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My local pub is older than the USA.

[–] NewBootsGoofin@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As an American who lived in England for a couple years, that always just fascinated me. Some places just legit felt like I've stepped back in time.

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

Cleopatra lived closer in time to us than the construction on the great pyramids.