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[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Didn't even get him orange Julius?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

It would go excellent with his salads he loves so much.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Better hope he doesn't ask where Fanta comes from

Fanta originated in Germany as a Coca-Cola alternative in 1941 due to the American trade embargo of Nazi Germany

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanta

[–] NateNate60 33 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What's Germany? What's America? What's Coca-Cola? What's an embargo? What's Naziism?

[–] PugJesus 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What’s Germany?

Well, that one he knows at least! He fought with the Germanic tribes, who he notes came from a land called Germania.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Germany old AF no cap fr fr.

[–] NateNate60 7 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Not really. The existence of a unified German nation-state is less than two centuries old. Sure, there was a place called "Germania" by the Romans but it was just a name for a place and the categorisation of all Germanic tribes as essentially one barbaric people was just racism on the part of the Romans.

Just like even though the word "America" is twice as old as the United States, and just because that label was adopted by that country doesn't mean the country is as old as the label.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?

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[–] hakunawazo 25 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Give him one of these useful knife blocks:

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 8 points 2 months ago

Oh, I might have to get one of these.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago
[–] samus12345 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That's the Asterix version of Caesar, specifically. Wonder if it's an official product, or fan made?

[–] hakunawazo 4 points 2 months ago

I found it here:
http://craziestgadgets.com/2013/03/22/julius-caesar-knife-block-beware-the-knives-of-march/

But it seems it was based on a sculpture which was sold on Amazon (and is currently out of stock):
https://amzn.eu/d/cUAPjYx

[–] TwentySeven 4 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Personally, I'd love to learn enough of the latin he spoke to be able to present him with a bottle of Cesar salad dressing and then tell him how many millions of people think of it when they hear his name.

[–] captainlezbian 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“It’s named after a guy from Mexico, but they put your face on the bottle”

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

An Italian guy who opened a restaurant in Mexico catering to Americans because the United States had banned alcohol.

[–] captainlezbian 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh I’d just serve him a beverage consisting of vodka, tomato juice, clam juice, and hot sauce. After explaining the three ingredients he has no access to I’d tell him the name of the beverage before saying that he’ll kinda have it coming

[–] Wogi 4 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Don't forget the celery that won't exist for 1700 years.

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[–] stupidcasey 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Turns out he’s allergic to oranges dies you take his place to preserve the time line but forgot he gets stabbed 23 times the next day.

[–] shneancy 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

oranges? in fanta?

unless you mean he's allergic to the colour orange

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Get your hands on some german Fanta. It's the ~~good~~ slightly less shitty stuff.

The color difference alone says it all:

image of US vs German Fanta

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

gross, fanta is supposed to be orange, not yellow. Who thought making a drink taste like a plant was a good idea, drinks are supposed to taste like chemicals and colors.

[–] noisefree 4 points 2 months ago

The one on the right looks similar to Orangina (available in the US).

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[–] PugJesus 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"Where's my Orange Julius"

DAMMIT WHAT DO YOU MEAN SOMEONE ALREADY MADE THAT COMMENT

[–] 2ugly2live 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Imagine the Europeans met a significantly further developed native civilisation .. Like steam engine level. That would have been interesting.

[–] roguetrick 4 points 2 months ago

Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson. Minus the Europeans, mind.

[–] lugal 3 points 2 months ago

The Europeans didn't have the man power to defeat the Aztec Empire that fast but as an empire, the Aztecs made enemies and all these enemies united with the Europeans to defeat their common enemy, not knowing what would come next. Similar stories in north America with some first nations allying with the Europeans against their old enemies.

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[–] Arbiter 9 points 2 months ago

Unfortunately it was Chris Chan’s Fanta.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

C’mon! That should be an Orange Julius!

[–] PlantDadManGuy 4 points 2 months ago

Or at least a Caesar salad

[–] afox 4 points 2 months ago

Had one for the first time since I was like... 14? I'm 41. Drank it down. Started great. I've never felt so sick after something. Apparently I'm too old for this. I miss being a kid.

[–] CatZoomies 6 points 2 months ago

Render unto Caesar the Fanta that is Caesar’s.

[–] Dpof 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I'd give the ottoman empire (and by association the axis) modern weapons in WW1

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (8 children)

You mean the Central Powers.

For all we know, that may avert WWII. WWI was less of a clear cut good/evil fight.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If I ever successfully create a time machine, I'll put Wednesday before Thursday. Just for the luls

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[–] Anticorp 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why on earth would you do that?

[–] Dpof 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Too see what happens? If it ends up worse then I could always just go back and stop myself

[–] stupidcasey 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It ends at the atom bomb that’s kinda a hard stopping point.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

You fool, now he will want more! And if you don't get him his sugary fix, it won't be a Fantastic day for you.

[–] roguetrick 5 points 2 months ago

"Hey Jules, you should get an MRI. Those seizures might be a tumor. It could kill you."

[–] noisefree 4 points 2 months ago
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