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[–] oxbech@feddit.dk 19 points 13 hours ago

Back in the early 2000s the people responsible for maintaining the national forests of Denmark, wrote to the navy that the oaks planted after the British destroyed the danish navy during the napoleonic wars, were now ready for shipbuilding!

I always thought it was quite amazing that the knowledge that these trees were set aside to rebuild the navy survived in the institution for some 200 years.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 25 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The us military maintains a lot of forests. Mostly because the US military don’t want anyone to blow themselves up stumbling on the unexploded ordinance.

[–] Zirconium@lemmy.world 26 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds woke to me. Think of the amount of lumber trump can give America if he frees up the land

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Dude’s being sarcastic, you know that - right?

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

No, he's not. That's the real reason. Now we just need to gather everyone that is like minded and meet in these forests to protest and get rid of the wokeness.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Oh yeah? Well, I heard that the real Epstein List, the one implicating the Clintons, Soros and Obama (and not the fake one that’s like 30% Trump) is buried under one of those trees.

Git your shovels, boys!

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I've been hearing that too, it's right next to that one guy with a big dong's laptop, which is easily found under a half meter mound of dirt. Just dig up every half meter mound of dirt you can find in these particular locations and we can make woke disappear overnight.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Be sure to invite all of your like-minded friends, as well as that ~~weird~~ one uncle who still believes in QAnon - it’s hole -some fun for everyone.

Don’t miss out, it’s going to be a blast!

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago

Gonna open a spud shop on the side called Taters n' Craters

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 14 points 17 hours ago

she's a pretty ship

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 17 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

They replace planks often on the USS Constitution of The SE US.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago

A true ship of Theseus thought experiment.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

What do they do with this ship, does it just stay docked all the time

[–] tal@lemmy.today 11 points 13 hours ago

It goes sailing around Boston Harbor sometimes. Mostly it acts as a museum for the public.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago