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They aren't fooling around (startrek.website)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Tell that to the Irish.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago

The Irish's problem wasn't that they weren't growing enough food. Their problem is that Britain was taking all the food they did grow.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

TBF you can't grow potatoes in land that the British have kicked you off of.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

you had me at "can't grow potatoes"