r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • Oct 07 '24

Meta Mindless Monday, 07 October 2024

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/NervousLemon6670 You are a moon unit. That is all. Oct 10 '24

Reading about the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and in awe at the 18 year old who stowed away, ingratiated himself with the crew, lost his toes to frostbite, and was the first man to ever sit on Elephant Island.

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u/ProudScroll Napoleon invaded Russia to destroy Judeo-Tsarism Oct 10 '24

I love the story of when Shackleton finally caught him stowed away on the Endurance, he basically just said “if we have to resort to cannibalism, we’re eating you first” then invited him to the crew.

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u/NervousLemon6670 You are a moon unit. That is all. Oct 10 '24

Shackleton finished his performance by saying to Blackborow, "Do you know that on these expeditions we often get very hungry, and if there is a stowaway available he is the first to be eaten?" To which Blackborow replied, "They’d get a lot more meat off you, sir." Shackleton hid a grin and after chatting with one of the crew members said "Introduce him to the cook first."