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[–] TheWordBotcher@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Is this a decimation?

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Congratulations, your the 1 in 10

[–] Mim@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 months ago

Yes.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Username doesn't check out.

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I mean, technically it's like two, since there's only 5 soldiers here.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is wild! A history meme not submitted by PugJesus? And it's good??? Bravo!

[–] butwhyishischinabook@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago

Tbh I think this is a PugJesus repost, but hey, still counts!

[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 months ago

The other nine in ten

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 13 points 2 months ago

Grinds my gears like hell that "decimated" is used so often for stuff that's nowhere near one in ten. Nevermind the part where it's actually your comrades who have to carry out the sentence.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 8 points 2 months ago

DECIMATED

[–] mtpender@piefed.social 6 points 2 months ago

Primarch Pert

Primarch Pert

Primarch Pert treats his soldiers like dirt

Early in the Crusade, he had his legion remade

By ordering them to murder 1 in 10

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

I can't help but see Office Space.

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.

[–] Emptiness@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Get decimated newb.

[–] genuineparts@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

SD Load Tablet? What in Caesars name does that mean?