TIL Yankee Doodle Was Written By The British To Mock Americans. Doodle Is Thought To Come From The German

TIL “Yankee Doodle” was written by the British to mock americans. “Doodle” is thought to come from the German “dödel”, meaning “fool” or “simpleton” and “macaroni,” a flamboyantly stylish type of dress, painting the Yankees as morons who thought placing a feather in one’s cap made them a “dandy.”

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I fell off my scooter because I wanted to know what would happen if I tried to drive onto the grass from the sidewalk

Fun fact: you will fall.

scars in fiction: I got this trying to save my lover from an assassin- but tragically, I was too late. now I carry the mark of my failure with me always, and I can never forget~

scars in real life: so I was trying to open macaroni sauce with a paring knife

Everyone who thinks that their vote doesn't matter needs to see this.

Your vote matters more than you think, and it could mean the difference between a state where you can criticize the failings of the government and infrastructure without fear of being persecuted, or a state where they throw you in jail with no due process and where you will never see the light of day for "thought crimes."

Conservatives are trying to limit the voting power of minorities and younger voters. This is not an accident. They are afraid because they know younger people tend to skew left.

Most of the people they don't want to vote have fallen into the "my vote doesn't matter" mindset. They are trying to silence those who are voting.

In France [July 7, 2024], a crowd reacts to election results showing a defeat for the hard-right political party that was expected to win big until the French people voted in greater numbers for leftists and centrists instead. This follows the complete rout suffered by the right-wing Conservative party in Great Britain just three days prior, on July 4th.

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Bill watching the fandom blame Mabel for Weirdmageddon:

all the years of manipulation and hard work just for someone else to get the credit

ok but for real, why was Mabel so villainized she didn't deserve that

is there anyone here that actually hates her still

"we have to accept trump is going to win" blah blah yeah yeah. French medias and politicians were saying the same about our own far right a month ago. They ended up 3rd.

@americans don't listen to your local idiots. They don't know what they are talking about. Go out and vote, help your community and keep hope alive yourself

excuse me what

Why are you lgbtq+? wrong answers only GO