• modeler@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    You’re in luck!

    Why would you carry an Axe over the should opposite the hand you’re holding it with?

    That’s not an axe, it’s a bindle - exactly what a fool (in french, le fou) would carry.

    What is up with his pants

    He’s wearing medieval trousers - that is in fact two ‘hose’

    These trousers, which we would today call tights but which were still called hose or sometimes joined hose at the time, emerged late in the fifteenth century and were conspicuous by their open crotch which was covered by an independently fastening front panel, the codpiece.

    And again le fou is so stupid, his junk is out and all over the place.

    See: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trousers

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      18 hours ago

      Was not expecting an actually educational response to my meme of a comment, but boy is it delightful to receive.

      Really appreciate the information!

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        17 hours ago

        You had 100% of my attention with the cat and mouse game.

        History is often much more interesting looking up from the average guy than looking down with all the majesty (and bureaucracy) of the nobles. This card has great insight into the common man.