this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2024
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Illustrations of history

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This magazine is for sharing artwork of historical events, places, personages, etc. Scale models and the like also welcome!

Generally speaking, actual photos of a historical item should go to [email protected]

Photos of ruins should go to [email protected]

Photos of the past should go to [email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Anybody else fancy a little giggle... When I mention my friend... Biggus..."

[–] Lanusensei87 7 points 1 month ago

tries to contain laughter

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"check out this cool stick I found bro"

[–] PugJesus 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"This is gonna be my new beating stick. You like it, soldier?"

(PROTIP: there is no correct answer to this question)

[–] Rolando 9 points 1 month ago

(PROTIP: there is no correct answer to this question)

That's why militaries develop utterances like "HOO-AH".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Depends on the officer and your goals for what happens next.

[–] Anticorp 4 points 1 month ago

"It looks like a rifle, even though I have no idea what a rifle is."

[–] macarthur_park 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“I bet you're the kind of guy that would fuck a person in the ass and not even have the goddamn common courtesy to give him a reach-around. I'll be watching you.”

-The centurion, probably

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Reach arounds are a very important courtesy, that's why it's mentioned as required in legion regulation.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat 7 points 1 month ago

"So you think it's funny to hide figs on the top of your spear, do you, soldier?!"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

"I WILL NOT HAVE MY FǷIEND'S NAME BESMIRCHED BY Ð COMMON SOLDIEǷY"