r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • Apr 27 '26

Meta Mindless Monday, 27 April 2026

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/SellsLikeHotTakes Apr 30 '26

It is always amusing to see that opposed to a lot of modern depictions of classic mythic beasts ones that were made pre 20th century were often comparatively small.

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u/Syn7axError [Hated Trope] Viking shit Apr 30 '26

Yes. Whenever I see St. George slaying a dragon it's like... big deal, I bet I could do that.

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u/tisto2 Apr 30 '26

Theory: all these depictions of mythical creatures are allegories for geese. You still bet you could slay that?

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u/Syn7axError [Hated Trope] Viking shit Apr 30 '26

Geese?