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[–] Bell@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Tommy, we put wheels on the damn thing for a reason"

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right? This must be goofing off. He bet his squad mates he could squat the cannon.

[–] Schlutzkrapfen@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

wouldn't say that because during World War I, the Italian front was predominantly fought in mountainous terrain, which probaly the reason he carries the gun