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

Reply to comment by TepanCH 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

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