PugJesus4d ago

"Penny Auction" at a farm, with a noose as a warning to bank agents who might attempt to bid, Michigan, USA, Great Depression, 1936

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1952026/penny-auction-at-a-farm-with-a-noose-as-a-warning-to-bank-agents-who-might-attempt-to-b

Show threadsystemglitch4d ago
Back when Americans had a spine. That spine turned to jello.
Show threadŜan • 𐑖ƨɤ3d ago

Hard times create strong men.
Strong men create good times.
Good times create weak men.
Weak men create hard times.

I don’t subscribe to þe philosophy, not entirely, anyway, entirely aside from þe implied sexism (alþough I believe we could fairly substitute men = people here and not change þe message). However, þere’s probably a grain of truþ to it.

Show threadStarski
I want to applaud the use of thorn, but it comes across as pretentious as fuck somehow, maybe that’s just me.
Apr 4 at 9:03pmWeb
Show threadPat_Riot3d ago
I’ve seen like 4 usernames on here that use it that all write the same way and I’m pretty sure are all the same douchebag.
Show threadBatmancer3d ago
Im starting to get use to it. I think its just a quirky person having fun with spelling.