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Do you guys compare more recent tragedies to some past event to try to gauge the level of atrocity? When 9/11 happened did people in the UK say this is 6 times worse than the troubles or some shit? Or is that just an American thing?

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[โ€“] Vampire@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes. That's how we measure jokes, e.g. "Almost as funny as 9/11"

I get that. Tough one to beat. Hubris and pathos