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  • MikM Mik

    Caledonian Forest 120 AD

    " Written by Titus Ursus, Primus pilus of Legiō IX Hispana, in the third year of Hadrian's reign (* 120 AD). This will probably be the last papyrus and entry in my diary. Our legion was ambushed in the wild realm called Caledonian Forest and was almost completely annihilated. Half of my first cohort is all that was left of the IX legiō. We were pushed into the marsh and we will probably die here, fighting bravely to the end in the name of Rome and the Emperor. We were attacked by a demonic pack of the barbaric Picts. They looked more like wild beasts than humans. Some of them were dressed in animal furs, painted with strange runic signs... others seemed to be two-legged wild beasts. They tore us apart as if we were made of paper! I saw our legatus and my brothers in arms being eaten alive, I will never forget their screams. The barbarians attacked us unnoticed, quickly and with wild fury, then disappeared in the fog. Mainly at night. Our shields, swords and armor were no use here. The enemy we face seems to be the ancient wrath of some dark gods we have awakened. We should never invade these lands. I hear demonic howls, they're coming! They're coming! "

    Scrap of the papyrus written by Centurion Titus Ursus. Found in October 120AD in the Caledonian Forest. Taken to Rome, where it was presented to the emperor and then burned. Two years later, Emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of a wall on the border of the land called Caledonia, in north Britannia.

    A story and illustration by Jakub Rozalski

    ~Marcius

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    @Mik said in Mildly interesting:

    Scrap of the papyrus written by Centurion Titus Ursus. Found in October 120AD in the Caledonian Forest. Taken to Rome, where it was presented to the emperor and then burned.

    If it was burned, how is it we know what was actually written on it? 🤣

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      Don't touch my babies!

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          @mark The comments....

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            You're burning candles all wrong:

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  Hawaii is not covered under NATO treaty, so in theory, President Putin could attack Hawaii and to worry about the US having support from NATO.

                  https://www.military.com/history/hawaii-may-not-be-protected-under-article-5-of-nato-treaty.html

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                    This is the most common order in which color terms are added to a language.

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                    Please love yourself.

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                      Language is a tool of white supremacy

                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                            If someone had asked me what country was closest to Hawaii I would have bombed.

                            Only non-witches get due process.

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                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                So then the rapist kills her probably.

                                Better to carry pepper spray

                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                                      So then the rapist kills her probably.

                                      Better to carry pepper spray

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                                      @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                      So then the rapist kills her probably.

                                      Better to carry pepper spray

                                      I would think that it could also be used by a woman that just wanted to be cruel or get revenge or something. Think Lorena Bobbett.

                                      The Brad

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                                        Still it would be at a very high risk of receiving a violent response.

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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