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I choose to believe he fucked the queen

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[–] user_name@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Started life as a peasant, cucked a king, and helped (albeit unintentionally) weaken a monarchy in a way that led to revolution. Truly was doing the lord’s work.

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Counterpoint: Rasputin is the Imperial Russian RFK Jr.

[–] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Whaaaat? Is bleeding out not the cure for hemophilia?

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's the cure for Romanovs so I consider it more legitimate medicine shrug-outta-hecks

Chuckles in Bolshevik

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

He did tell the doctors not to give Alexei aspirin, so he did stop that bleeding out a bunch

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I wish. He was apparently pretty good at stopping Alexei from dying from hemophilia, so he must have had something going.
I'd say he's the real world Skarsnik

[–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Without him we wouldn't have this banger.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I choose to believe he fucked the queen

of course he did; when you have a hog that big, everyone wants it and especially so for those who deny it. lol

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My Russian history professor said there is no evidence of it but my history headcannon is more important

[–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

HISTORIANS WILL SAY HE WAS JUST HER ROOMMATE

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago

Lover of the Russian queen?

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

Crowley managed to pull it off too

[–] bastion@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The only thing better is to be a giant, unkillable sex wizard and not be remembered.

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

If I'm a sex wizard then I want to be remembered