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TepanCH t1_jd9wy8v wrote on March 22, 2023 at 9:46 PM

Reply to comment by Sassy-irish-lassy in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian

War isn't Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse.

PIPBOY-2000 t1_jdbc3cv wrote on March 23, 2023 at 4:05 AM

That's just a roundabout way of saying war is hell.

ArenSteele t1_jdcyfug wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:41 PM

Yeah, but everyone in hell deserves to be there. Most victims of war are innocent.

PIPBOY-2000 t1_jdd0rex wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:57 PM

True, but I think the saying is meant to just say how absolutely horrific war is. Since hell is supposed to be the worst thing man can imagine.

ArenSteele t1_jdd5ial wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:28 PM

The retort is a quote from M.A.S.H.

PIPBOY-2000 t1_jdd8pdd wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:48 PM

Oh! Woosh on me then

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