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CBP Seizes Shipment of T-Shirts Featuring Swarm of Bees Attacking a Cop (www.404media.co)
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[–] laranis@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I feel like I missed a reference somewhere. Do the bees represent or reference something?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Bees sometimes mean bullets

[–] bluesheep@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I thought it represented the idea that on your own you most likely wouldn't be able to hurt a cop, but if you work together as a group that they wouldn't stand a chance.

[–] laranis@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

TIL. Thanks.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

According to my quick search, you completely fabricated that. And I'm a gun nut, you would think I would have heard that somewhere.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is the most social media response I have read all day

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago

Got backing? I couldn't find a single source. Not without really stretching. OP claims:

Bees sometimes mean bullets

Find that, any way you like.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Wait you’re a gun nut and aren’t familiar with the swarm of angry bees?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Posting again: Yes, Ian covered that gun on Forgotten Weapons. It's rare and weird, who actually has one, has seen one, has used one? How many people would relate that episode to this meme shirt?

Search anyway you like and show me bullets related to bees in any sort of even mildly popular reference.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

It’s pretty common in literature, one that pops up immediately is Hemingway liked to use that imagery, it’s definitely in a farewell to arms.

I’m gonna stop here and let you have your own opinion just the same.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

and you've never heard of the American-180? Which is colloqially known as the swarm of angry bees?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, but only because I saw Ian's presentation on Forgotten Weapons. Hardly a widespread meme.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"If I don't know about it, then NO ONE can know about it! So Speaketh the grand arbitrator of all knowledge!"

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago

Got any sources for "bees = bullets"? Please, show your work. Can't show mine because I can't find any.

[–] blargle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

All cops attract bees