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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Blindgänger" is probably the same as a the Swedish word "blindgångare", or in English "dud".

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Dictionary agrees. 38cm dud from England. 1916-07-30.

Maybe ~~238~~ 236th battalion? Not sure on that part.

[–] Schmuppes 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago

Ah, yep. I can't type, apparently.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] JoeyHarrington@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] leisesprecher@feddit.org 8 points 3 months ago

We'll try again in world war three 🎵

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That's the biggest dildo I've ever seen

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

People were build differently in 1916

It’s the biggest dildo you’ve seen so far

[–] Presently42@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

That's some exceptionally excellent handwriting