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submitted 1 month ago by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/facepalm@lemmy.world

TranscriptA threads post saying "There has never been another nation ever that has existed much beyond 250 years. Not a single one. America's 250th year is 2025. The next 4 years are gonna be pretty interesting considering everything that's already been said." It has a reply saying "My local pub is older than your country".

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[-] pjwestin@lemmy.world 61 points 1 month ago

So, yeah, that first person is a dumb-ass, but that second comment doesn't really prove anything. I live in a 400 year-old town in this 250 year-old country,

[-] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago

Yeah, we have bars in the USA that predate the founding of the country as well. White Horse Tavern in Newport, Rhode Island had been operating since 1673.

[-] pjwestin@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, I'm in Massachusetts, and you can drive to any town on the North Shore and find houses with plaques dating them to the late-sixteen or early-seventeen hundreds. They're not even landmarks, they're just someone's house.

[-] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

Jean Lafitte in Exile. Oldest gay bar in the US, formed long before the US existed.

[-] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 21 points 1 month ago

The first statement is just so stupid, the second is just a dunk because it didn't need to be rebutted.

[-] Colloidal@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago

The Roman Empire lasted for 1000 years. Ancient Egypt lasted 3100 years. Sumer lasted 4000 years. 250 years is a piss in the ocean near those.

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