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Hemp rope armor of the locomotive "Hairy Mary", Second Boer War (lemmy.world)
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[–] theodewere@kbin.social 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

However, Churchill was captured and spent nearly a month as a prisoner in Pretoria.

holy crap what a story.. there are no cinematic versions of young Winnie rescuing a Hairy locomotive from guerilla Boers? that sounds worthy of anime almost..

[–] Pattern@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m terrified to think of what an anime version of something called “Hairy Mary” might look like.

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Winnie Rides Hairy Mary to Glory"

[–] Pattern@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

“Hairy Mary and the Tentacle Rope Armor”

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

that's the prequel

[–] slaughtermouse@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

In which our protagonists set the stage and learn some valuable lessons which led to the decision to use hemp instead.