Disclaimer: I could not find the original title for this piece.
It's from a series of postcards with illustrations by Oscar Herrfurth.
this post was submitted on 27 May 2025
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We need to hold a seance to summon u/fuckswithducks from reddit. They can provide some more historical context.
"Why did the pervert cross the road?"
Is that tied to his dick?
Your guess is as good as mine
Then yes, he tied it to his dick.
Airlines HATE him.
OK ive seen like 5 of these now i need an explanation
Should only be 3 unless someone else has added some which would be cool.
Baron Munchausen was a fictional character from the 1780s. A bit of a parody a baron from the time who liked to exaggerate his stories but it evolved into its own little universe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Munchausen
awesome
There's also a soviet film The Very Same Munchhausen, from 1979. It's in two parts on YouTube with english subs
I might have to track that down
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