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Remember_the_tooth explains why you need to wear pajamas (lemmy.world)

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[–] BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca 0 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That type of hardware still would have been owned only by corporations and the absolute wealthiest people, and it certainly wasn't getting wheeled out for home defense.

[–] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago

Certainly, not everyone owned a cannon. Or a warship. But the only difficulty in obtaining them was coming up with the funds.

It is satirical. One would not keep their cannon upstairs in their house. It would be proudly displayed in the front yard.