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That famous Japanese politeness (media.piefed.social)
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[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

In the old days of feudal Japan, a samurai warrior would shout "You are trying to view Flash content, but you have no Flash plugin installed!" at anyone who dared to show insufficient respect. And with that, a sword would be brought swiftly down upon the poor unfortunate's head.