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[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Every war I've heard of since, people say "I wasn't afraid of the British, I wasn't afraid of the French, I wasn't afraid of the US, but those godamn Canadian's are ruthless."

I have a theory that it's all of the sorey's stacked up in a pent up rage

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We just pretend it's a moose and pull the trigger.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

Lmfao that will work too

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

It may be because the Canadians were well known in both wars for not taking prisoners. That's not true in every engagement, of course, but in Normandy, after a number of Canadian soldiers were taken prisoner and then executed, their comrades would execute any Germans they captured.