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French woman pouring cider for a British soldier, WW2, 1944 (media.kbin.social)
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[-] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Weirdly, this reminds me of some interactions with Iraqi and Afghan police/military. We had a BUNCH of protocols to go through when handling UXO. But man, if it didn't beat all to see some Iraqi policeman just chuck UXO in the back of their pickup and drive it back for disposal.

[-] yemmly@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago

For those unfamiliar with the lingo, UXO stands for “Unidentified Xylophone Object”.

[-] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

I thought it was "untrained Xiaosaurus orthodontists" but on consideration, that's just silly isn't it? Xiaosaurus teeth so rarely need orthodontics.

[-] don@lemm.ee 15 points 8 months ago

UXO = unexploded ordnance

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago

UXO possess a very strong prey drive. If you exude confidence, they're docile and even timid. However, if a UXO senses fear they become very aggressive and volatile.

[-] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Ha! I never knew that! Thanks for the interesting lesson. 🤣

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 points 8 months ago

In Northern Ireland during the troubles, if a bomb was left on a bus, sometimes the driver would just lift it up and dump it somewhere then drive off (notifying police of course)

[-] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Dang! I guess we can grow calloused to nearly anything.

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