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[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 44 points 1 year ago

Most peasants were farmers, weren't they? I thought that's why they had the pitchforks.

[-] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

Okay, but I'm here to talk about anachronisms. Pitchfork and canned good? Sure, they exist together now, but for a lot of history, canned goods were just not a thing. So, hats, pies, and boots make sense, and maybe throw in some pottery instead, and bobs your uncle. I should probably take my meds.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

How did you know that I have an Uncle Bob? Are you a wizard?

[-] 3ntranced@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I assumed any old villager would deal with having to shift hay in their yard be it from livestock or horses. Plus they also had torches which made sense, I assume any long pole like weapon was sufficient.

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 year ago

TIL livery refers to more than car services

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

TIL that livery refers to car services.

[-] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

Tf is livery? Someone who works with livers?

[-] Delta_V@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Its the opposite of a deadery. Hospital maternity wards and such.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

No, it's when something is the color or texture of a liver. "Hey, this jacket is livery."

[-] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Livery make racecar pretty!

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The time periods usually portrayed in those protester scenes are of a time when most people were farmers/ranchers and used hay for things needing the pitchfork

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

"That was a question about my Adderall."

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Fun fact, Ninja Throwing Stars started out as boot Spurs.

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I was going to provide more evidence of my claim since your link provides no context on their origins at all, but it turns out the representation of Ninja as an oppressed lower class of peasants and farmers might just be a century old wives tale.

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

im pretty sure Japan didnt even use boots.

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure, but they definitely had cattle so they probably used some kind of spur.

[-] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Per wikipedia:

In England, the rowel spur is shown upon the first seal of Henry III and on monuments of the 13th century, but it did not come into general use until the 14th century.

Rowel spurs being the spinning wheel kind. Most spurs were more like bird talons on the back of your boot.

I.e. shit for throwing.

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Alright but it wasn't until 3 centuries later that Ninja were popularized, so...

[-] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Somebody get Sergio Leone

[-] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, you definitely need the Adderall...

[-] Scipitie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

I live in a village. I own a pitchfork. Song need it for any profession.

Make of that whatever you want.

[-] Squorlple@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

More and more people are asking it.

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