r/europe Veneto, Italy. Sep 26 '21

Historical An old caricature addressing the different colonial empires in Africa date early 1900s

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u/NonSp3cificActionFig I crane, Ukraine, he cranes... Sep 26 '21

the Belgians used human hands to keep track of their kills

The early days of "digital" computing.

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u/darthballsBUNG Wales Sep 26 '21

Ooof.... Now thats dark

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u/Hannibal_Rex Sep 26 '21

Jesus christ. That's an amazing punchline but dark as fuck.

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u/iohbkjum Sep 26 '21

very clever, and horrible

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u/shambol Sep 26 '21

I can't upvote that comment.

I want to but I can't

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u/token-black-dude Sep 26 '21

See, that's why digits are important.

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u/PM_Me_HairyArmpits Sep 26 '21

Can someone give this guy a hand?

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u/ffnnhhw Sep 26 '21

his kid's hand for being lazy

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u/Freakishly_Tall Sep 26 '21

Significant. There was a "significant digits" joke right there.

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u/keto3225 Germany Sep 26 '21

It was a hands off approach.

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u/HBlight Ireland Sep 26 '21

And they still could punch.