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[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I'm stuck on where the hell these guys were finding coconuts...????

[–] hector@lemmy.today 4 points 6 days ago

Iwa Jima, guam, midway, all that pacific ocean area they fought the japanese for.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago

A lot of WWII was fought on Pacific islands.

[–] tektite@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The swallow may fly south with the sun, or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land?

[–] SacralPlexus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

[–] tektite@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not at all. They could be carried.

[–] qc_butter1@infosec.pub 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What -- a swallow carrying a coconut?

[–] tektite@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago

It could grip it by the husk!

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

... The... Pacific theatre?

Whole bunch of tropical islands?

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

Were coconuts not commonplace in Europe?

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Coconuts are tropical! This is a temperate zone!

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

So that's a no even for southern Europe, right next to the Mediterranean?🤔