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[–] lath@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago

There was an article recently saying Boudicca is unlikely to have been real.

So good news! The spot is up for grabs! To anyone interested, enjoy becoming the legend.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Go back in time and give the Indigenous Americans guns and smallpox vaccines

[–] Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Realistically, no matter where you went, you would be bringing so many diseases that nobody would have immunity to. Instead of bringing them protection from small pox, you would just bring them Covid.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Can always plan one of those sealed hazard suits in to the trip, though that might make being trusted a lot more difficult if you go anywhere that doesn't have a functional germ theory...

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

[slow, measured tone] "Hello Earthlings, we know these voidsuits are intimidating but we come in pe--"

Officer: "He said intimidate! Rattle em' boys!"

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm a dude and I'd probably visit my grandmas /grandparents too, assuming I can use it more than once. Or even go way back and amaze my cave dwelling ancestor with a lighter or so.

[–] Impound4017@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Rocking up to the Neolithic campfire with a cooler of beers sounds like such a vibe tbh

[–] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

And since they hadn’t figured out how to do fermentation yet, they would very likely all be super lightweights! You’d have a great time with the tribe for the price of two cases of cheap swill.

Unless they understand at least as well as birds that spoiled fruits will get you drunk… fuck, now I have things to think about..

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

I'd use it to go back in time to see epic concerts. Number one on my list is Jimi Hendrix at the Fillmore East, New Year's Eve 1969.

[–] Jack@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 months ago

Wouldn't it be better to go back a little further back in time, and give the weapons before the flogging and rapes?

[–] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm surprised that there isn't one featuring a non-european queen instead of usually European (I've seen ones for Theodora, Catherine, Joan, now Boudicca) but I haven't for Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Queen Candace of Ethiopia, Shammuramat, or even Tomoe Gozen

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

I'd visit Hapshetsut, take all the idiot Thutmoses back with me and abandon them on the streets of Los Angeles.

[–] CheeryLBottom@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I majored in it, so there