Xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoIs this how Sealand was formed too?loot.buckodr.inkimagemessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1302arrow-down119
arrow-up1283arrow-down1imageIs this how Sealand was formed too?loot.buckodr.inkXusontha@ls.buckodr.ink to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squareMartineski@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·11 months agoI don't get it but I like it.
minus-squareXusontha@ls.buckodr.inkOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up36·11 months agoIt's a joke about the Netherlands claiming land from the sea
minus-squarePfosten@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up23·11 months agoIn the language of Polandball comics, it means "give land/territory". "Gib" is taken from the German imperative for "give!" Best theory is that "clay" as "land" originates from a bad machine translation. It seems somene created a Wiki that covers these terms: https://www.polandballwiki.com/wiki/Terminology#Clay
minus-squareFiripu@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months ago"give clay". The Dutch wanted to have clay for their world famous clay baths…
minus-squaredevfuuu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoAfter rereading multiple times to understand it, i think it means the small blob wanted land so "give clay", the other big bullies didn't want to contribute, so started taking from the sea.
minus-squareMartineski@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoAh, it makes it even funnier. Here's a heart: ❤️
I don't get it but I like it.
It's a joke about the Netherlands claiming land from the sea
but what does "gib clay" mean?
In the language of Polandball comics, it means "give land/territory".
"Gib" is taken from the German imperative for "give!"
Best theory is that "clay" as "land" originates from a bad machine translation.
It seems somene created a Wiki that covers these terms: https://www.polandballwiki.com/wiki/Terminology#Clay
"give clay". The Dutch wanted to have clay for their world famous clay baths…
Give land/territory
After rereading multiple times to understand it, i think it means the small blob wanted land so "give clay", the other big bullies didn't want to contribute, so started taking from the sea.
Ah, it makes it even funnier. Here's a heart: ❤️