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Definition of badass. (imgur.com)

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[–]instaldave 173 points174 points ago

Merely a flesh wound

[–]jaxioni 98 points99 points ago

In the hospital waiting room...

Samuel: Oh no, you go ahead of me... that looks like a nasty bruise on your knee you've got there.

[–]JerkJenkins 28 points29 points ago

hospital waiting room

Oh, you're precious. You mean, in a smoke-filled cabin, the only sterilized equipment being a bone saw, knife, and a pair of pliers.

[–]shifty1776 20 points21 points ago

sterilized

More like "had some whiskey poured into your wound before they operated" if you were lucky.

[–]Killroyomega 10 points11 points ago

More like "made you drink the whiskey while they heated the knife in a fire."

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    [–]Urvilan 2 points3 points ago

    Nothing was ever sterilized. Miasma was still believed to be a cause of disease and germs were a theory.

    [–]wrinkled_penis 19 points20 points ago

    solution back then: amputation

    [–]Dildo_Ball_Baggins 23 points24 points ago

    Or in Samuels case: Manputation.

    [–]Gin--San 4 points5 points ago

    What are you gonna do? BLEED on me?!

    [–]bestbeforeMar91 12 points13 points ago

    It's a damned good thing that history contains 100% fact and no bullshit.

    [–]Captain_DuClark 202 points203 points ago*

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Whittemore

    Whittemore was in his fields when he spotted an approaching British relief brigade under Earl Percy, sent to assist the retreat. Whittemore loaded his musket and ambushed the British from behind a nearby stone wall, killing one soldier. He then drew his dueling pistols and killed a grenadier and mortally wounded a second. He managed to fire three shots before a British detachment reached his position. Whittemore then attacked with a sword. He was shot in the face, bayoneted thirteen times, and left for dead in a pool of blood. He was found alive, trying to load his musket to fight again. He was taken to Dr. Cotton Tufts of Medford, who perceived no hope for his survival. However, Whittemore lived another 18 years until dying of natural causes at the age of 98.

    http://imgur.com/KffH8

    [–]Raptormoses75 50 points51 points ago

    When it dawned on me that he was 80 o_o

    [–]andy__t 18 points19 points ago

    And 64 when he was fighting in the French-Indian war!

    [–]Strideo 100 points101 points ago

    I think I've found a picture of him on his 80th birthday.

    [–]shamrock8421 45 points46 points ago*

    One bayonet wound for every colony insolent enough to spurn the King's peace!

    [–]fe3o4 7 points8 points ago

    Too bad they didn't train them on where to stick the bayonet...

    [–]treespleaseSC 1 point2 points ago

    "yea, right in between the fingers and toes guys. That will teach him not to mess with us"

    [–]wall-y 1 point2 points ago

    Wow that was pretty cool :P

    [–]Mr_Webby 15 points16 points ago

    The man was carrying around dueling pistols, of course he's a badass.

    [–]treespleaseSC 2 points3 points ago

    he also got them from a man he had previously killed. http://www.badassoftheweek.com/whittemore.html ... i dunno how to reference but here is a link

    [–]TheLounge 49 points50 points ago

    So he was 80 years old at the time of this "battle"? Holy shit

    [–]BurlyGoys 74 points75 points ago

    And considering it was the 1700's its was somewhat impressive he made it to 80 THEN with the quality of the 1700's medical field he still managed 18 more years then died of natural causes. What the invincible fuck.

    [–]SenorMonoculo 61 points62 points ago

    Dude's like an American Rasputin.

    [–]AngelicLoki 7 points8 points ago

    Unfortunately, without bitching ass psychonauts powers.

    [–]Mightius 1 point2 points ago

    Or... Was he just smart enough to hide them?

    [–]Mister_Muffins 4 points5 points ago

    Holy shit, I didn't even realize this. Living to be 98 is pretty impressive NOW, even.

    [–]I_CATS 2 points3 points ago

    If he even was 80 years old. 18th century filekeeping was something very different from today, his age could be highly exaggerated.

    [–]thefuckdude 2 points3 points ago

    yet he was probably still pretty DAMN old for that time.

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      [–]Hiya_Edboys 15 points16 points ago

      Really? No one commented on the doctor's name? Dr. COTTON TUFTS??

      [–]ProlapsedPineal 8 points9 points ago

      Don't fuck with a Bostonian.

      [–]StarvingAfricanKid 7 points8 points ago

      Someone told him they were Yankees fans?

      [–]evanthesquirrel 13 points14 points ago

      We'll go apeshit on your tea

      [–]Abiding_Lebowski 6 points7 points ago

      Best comment so far, thank-you for adding to this crusty old fuck's legacy. Tonight we drink in his honor!

      [–]AntonJokinen 2 points3 points ago

      This is hard to believe. Thirteen times? No fucking way.

      [–]fe3o4 1 point2 points ago

      way!

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          [–]that_guitar_guy 412 points413 points ago

          British guy here

          [–]ProjectD13X 144 points145 points ago*

          I think the Anglo-American relationship has been like 2 guys, who don't like each other, and then beat the shit out of each other, and wind up being best friends

          Edit: I forgot a letter.

          [–]killerMinnow 50 points51 points ago

          What happened with the French, then? The US used to be such good friends with them. I guess it might be because the French loaned us money. That ruins every friendship.

          [–]WeeBabySeamus 31 points32 points ago

          Ben Franklin destroyed too many French women?

          [–]Makes_Shitty_Points 9 points10 points ago

          More people in France can claim genetics ties to BFranks than in the U.S.

          [–]cheesesaurous 47 points48 points ago

          I don't think we were really all that friendly with the French. You're mistaking military allies for actual friendship. The huge delays in providing us support in the war until they were sure we could win and it would benefit them, the French Navy's lack of action in many campaigns that would have ended the war sooner (example: dicking around trading territories in the Caribbean rather then engaging the English Navy or supporting the ground campaign), and the cultural differences all play a part in that. Don't take what I said wrong, we wouldn't have won without French aid, but the French made it pretty clear they were looking out for their own interests at the time and I don't blame them for doing so. The relationship soured further when they tried to draw us back into European conflicts and we weren't interested in plunging our fledgling nation back into war on the side of Bonaparte et al. Also don't forget they beheaded most of the people that made the decisions to help us.

          Think of Libya and us now. Are they happy we intervened? Sure. But they also know we stood around for a long time before we did so when we could have achieved the same result much faster with less of their blood shed and that we were looking out for ourselves first and foremost without a doubt, so they aren't going to feel greatly indebted to us. Now imagine that 5 years from now as they are just getting their government up and running again that we request Libya come fight for us in a war against Iran and get pissy that they wont return the favor.

          [–]AssholeinSpanish 9 points10 points ago

          I agree. But a quick question, has there ever been a conflict where a country did not take into account their nation's interest before plunging into conflict?

          I think all leaders are prudent enough to take into consideration the costs and benefits of military engagement, and only after applying a this rational calculus do they pad it with moral, emotional and soft-policy considerations.

          [–]mathrik 2 points3 points ago

          Pretty sure you described World War I. A bunch of countries that would have been better off not getting in a fight, going to war because of alliance treaties.

          http://www.firstworldwar.com/origins/causes.htm

          [–]Thatevilvoice 18 points19 points ago

          " dicking around trading territories in the Caribbean"

          Those Caribbean Islands were extremely valuable, more so than the American Colonies.

          [–]Hellothereawesome 1 point2 points ago

          wise words. thank you.

          [–]JoshSN 1 point2 points ago

          You don't know much about Jefferson and Madison, then. They loved the French. James Monroe spoke French in the White House, not English, at least to his wife and with civilized company.

          Actual French soldiers came and fought with us.

          The French Navy was in no position to stop the British blockade, which the recent 7 Years War had amply proved.

          So, no.

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            [–]Velvet_Jesus 11 points12 points ago

            And gave you the statue of liberty.

            [–]emlgsh 24 points25 points ago

            They didn't even outdoor-treat the thing!

            [–]fe3o4 1 point2 points ago

            copper is already outdoor treated...

            [–]killerMinnow 4 points5 points ago

            I was trying to come up with a snarky reply, but that thought process led me down a path to the realization that the man-made national monuments are simply lawn ornaments with an interesting backstory (or, in the case of the Statue of Liberty, part of a water feature).

            [–]Durzo_Blint 24 points25 points ago

            That's because most people don't know that the Statue of Liberty is actually a giant mech waiting to be called upon in America's darkest hour.

            [–]cyborgdonkey3000 19 points20 points ago

            I imagine it being the French version of the trojan horse, but the soldiers they put in there never worked up the courage to come out...their skeletons remain.

            [–]cuteintern 4 points5 points ago

            Ghostbusters II?

            [–]Durzo_Blint 5 points6 points ago

            Ghostbusters II was not America's darkest hour.

            [–]cuteintern 1 point2 points ago

            Oh no, it was pretty darn good, for a sequel. I was referring to using the Statue of Liberty to kick ass and take names.

            [–]AllensArmy 4 points5 points ago

            "Death is a preferable alternative to communism!"

            [–]j00jy 1 point2 points ago

            That would make a pretty bitchin' movie. It would have to say one liners like the giant Liberty Prime robot at the end of Fallout 3. "Probability of mission hindrance... ZERO PERCENT!" "THE LAST DOMINO FALLS HERE!"

            [–]Calvert4096 1 point2 points ago

            I should have expected the internets would have already spawned this. (Doug Harvey)

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              [–]nextwiggin4 6 points7 points ago

              ...this is a really insightful metaphor.

              [–]ProjectD13X 5 points6 points ago

              The French was like a friendship between 2 girls, they start out acting like they're 'BFFs' but secretly hate each other, and over time their passive aggressive becomes more apparent

              [–]SkippyRodriguez 4 points5 points ago

              Frienemy

              [–]odysseus88 1 point2 points ago

              We were actually in an undeclared war with France around 1798. I believe it stemmed from our stance of neutrality following the Revolutionary War on European affairs in that we sided with neither France or England. As a result, France went after our shipping and we established a militia/cutter fleet.

              [–]itsmuddy 1 point2 points ago

              We were only friendly with France to get their navy. Once Britain wanted to talk peace we cut France out and dealt with Britain on our own.

              Warning: This is information I remember from watching History Channel. Provided information may not be historically correct.

              [–]bloodfyr 1 point2 points ago

              France wasn't in the Revolution because of any friendship or anything. France was a monarchy too, at the time, it wouldn't have any interest in spreading Whig philosophy.

              France wanted to stick it to Britain though. Enemy of my enemy is my friend kind of thing.

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                [–]17Hongo 3 points4 points ago

                Wind up being best friends

                I think it goes as far "we like each other, but, you know, there are "other issues".

                [–]ProjectD13X 3 points4 points ago

                Like people who don't properly use quotation marks?

                [–]17Hongo 2 points3 points ago

                Well, it's difficult to do that thing with your fingers if you're writing.

                [–]ProjectD13X 1 point2 points ago

                You just use ' if you want to quote within a quote. At least you didn't just leave a parenthesis open

                [–]17Hongo 1 point2 points ago

                God forbid.

                [–]ProjectD13X 1 point2 points ago

                WHERE DOES THE PARENTHESIS END? IS THE WHOLE REST OF THE DAMN BOOK JUST ONE BIG CAVEAT?!!?

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                  [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

                  True. You guys have terrible taste in vehicles.

                  [–]bahamut402 11 points12 points ago

                  I like how this could be a comment from either side.

                  [–]17Hongo 2 points3 points ago

                  We used to have awesome vehicles. Then Jaguar brought out that new range *shudder. Also, squirty cheese; seriously, dafuq?

                  [–]LazyGit 1 point2 points ago

                  I assume you're American and talking about Jaguar under Ford's stewardship.

                  [–]17Hongo 1 point2 points ago

                  No, I'm British and talking about Jaguar under Ta-Ta's stewardship. Those cars were good.

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                    [–]divinesleeper 13 points14 points ago

                    Why would you be? It was a long time ago. Getting mad would be like me getting mad at how Julius Caesar murdered Belgians while conquering Europe.

                    [–]mrbooze 15 points16 points ago

                    There are plenty of parts of the world where people are still pissed to the point of violence about things that happened hundreds or even thousands of years ago.

                    Personally, I think one of the reasons England has become such good friends with us is that since the revolution a) the US doesn't like the French much any more either (despite that we probably would have lost the revolution without their admittedly self-serving help), and b) I think the English are secretly a little relieved to not be responsible for us now.

                    [–]soundslogical 36 points37 points ago

                    b) I think the English are secretly a little relieved to not be responsible for us now.

                    Nailed it.

                    [–]douglasmacarthur 3 points4 points ago

                    They're relieved about something that was resolved before their great, great grandparents were born?

                    [–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

                    Swap out English for British, there's nothing worse for other Britons to be labelled as English... just so you know

                    [–]Netstorm19 5 points6 points ago

                    Every time I was called a Yankee in Scotland, it was sort of like "Haha silly Englishman, I'm not a Yankee!"

                    But then they beat me with empty whisky bottles.

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                        [–]that_guitar_guy 1 point2 points ago

                        Exactly, which is why I said I'm not mad.

                        [–]SirJiggart 3 points4 points ago

                        Well I am !

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                          [–]ky1t 18 points19 points ago

                          BaddassOfTheWeek

                          [–]BritchesAndHose 79 points80 points ago

                          I ride by this memorial in Arlington on the bus to work everyday. At first, I just read the "Here lies..." part and thought nothing of it. There's another plaque there for a composer, so I figured it similar. Then a few months later, I actually read the whole thing while stopped at a red light, and my jaw dropped. The guy next to me on the bus said "Same reaction I had the first time I read it."

                          [–]teuast 6 points7 points ago

                          That was the reaction I had when my history teacher talked about him earlier this year.

                          [–]MutthaFuzza 13 points14 points ago

                          The stone doesn't say "Here lies".

                          [–]BritchesAndHose 21 points22 points ago

                          Okay, fine. It doesn't. That's not the point. I pretty much just glazed over it for several months, then came to the revelation that he was a complete badass.

                          [–]ekarshi 32 points33 points ago

                          i read 'to be 98 year of ace'

                          [–]zimboombah 6 points7 points ago

                          i did too. it works.

                          [–]HurricaneHugo 2 points3 points ago

                          Me too.

                          I'm almost 25 years old.

                          0 years of ace though. =(

                          [–]cevo70 1 point2 points ago

                          Same. And I fucking loved it. I hope I live to 98 years of ace.

                          [–]Pedo_Spider 102 points103 points ago

                          There is one God, his name is Death. There is only one thing we say to him.. Not today

                          [–]wrinkled_penis 45 points46 points ago

                          r/gameofthrones is leaking again

                          [–]lesser_panjandrum 31 points32 points ago

                          You say it as if it were a bad thing, Ser.

                          [–]raknor88 15 points16 points ago

                          it is known

                          [–]westyfield 7 points8 points ago

                          You know nothing, Jon Snow!

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                            [–]MichB1 51 points52 points ago

                            THIS IS MASSACHUSETTS!!!!

                            [–]Tenome 18 points19 points ago

                            ARLINGTON REPRESENT!!!

                            [–]BsFan 10 points11 points ago

                            LETS GO GET STEAKS AT JIMMY'S STEER HOUSE AND TALK ABOUT IT!

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                              [–]Yeti_Poet 1 point2 points ago

                              Lol. Hey, you're just lucky Dr. Tufts lived there...

                              [–]bingbongbrah 1 point2 points ago

                              Lexington is where it all started though. And we have that annual reenactment which is pretty cool but so damn early...

                              [–]MichB1 1 point2 points ago

                              I'm a Lexingtonian, too! In Boxborough, now. Mom is still there. We go to the parade ever year.

                              Married to a Concordian. He thinks it really started there. Ha. Funny boy.

                              [–]foelopiantube 2 points3 points ago

                              I SEE THIS EVERY WEEKEND!

                              [–]wrinkled_penis 34 points35 points ago*

                              this guy is badass too

                              edit: also, a canadian badass (from wiki)

                              [–]BarfingBear 3 points4 points ago

                              Interesting how the same badasses appear every time someone posts this. Is there a badass database somewhere, because the world needs that.

                              [–]AskMeAboutMyWiener 1 point2 points ago

                              Well, there's this.

                              [–]SpaceMallard 1 point2 points ago

                              W...T...F????

                              [–]MisesPunch 1 point2 points ago

                              Does this kind of stuff still happen in Canada?

                              [–]Yeti_Poet 1 point2 points ago

                              That. Is. Awesome.

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                                [–]DriftingJesus 5 points6 points ago

                                Saved by poor circulation and bad assery

                                [–]thai_quan_doh 16 points17 points ago

                                Looks like this one took a page from Rasputin's book.

                                [–]knighmare 7 points8 points ago

                                Either the russian people did a terrible job or he was very durable that Rasputin

                                [–]abrahamisaninja 5 points6 points ago

                                not funny

                                [–]RumpleForeSkin72 3 points4 points ago

                                This is in Arlington MA btw. On the road from Boston to Lexington/Concord.

                                [–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

                                Cracked wrote an exceptionally funny article with him in it

                                [–]Stealth_Cow 3 points4 points ago

                                The best revenge really is outliving your enemies...

                                [–]Bongeh 2 points3 points ago

                                Sorry buy this guy doesn't have anything on

                                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_Hayha

                                [–]cwstjnobbs 11 points12 points ago

                                What's funny about that?

                                Badass, yes. Funny? No.

                                [–]Hyperion5 7 points8 points ago

                                So freaking true. Funny has just become the catch-all of random shit people find or re-post. Almost to the point I need to un-sub.

                                [–]Bruins08 2 points3 points ago

                                I don't have any off the top of my head but I know other people do.

                                How bout some FTFYs badasses?

                                [–]DrDragun 9 points10 points ago

                                Clay Allison

                                Teddy Roosevelt

                                Simo Hayha

                                James Bowie

                                [–]pattyhax 4 points5 points ago

                                Royal Tenenbaum

                                [–]TiePilot 1 point2 points ago

                                "You still got that little BB in your hand, Chassie?"

                                [–]qwerter 1 point2 points ago

                                First thing I thought of.

                                [–]divinesleeper 2 points3 points ago

                                Just imagine what this guy must have been like in his twenties.

                                Probably a professional bear wrestler, or someone who hunted whales with his bare hands.

                                [–]HighSorcerer 2 points3 points ago

                                In the 1700s I'm pretty sure it was astounding that he even lived to be 80 in the first place.

                                [–]Stratocaster89 2 points3 points ago

                                Wow, war is great.

                                [–]gruespoor 2 points3 points ago

                                On his deathbed as he exhales his last breath, a middle-aged British soldier suddenly enters the room, points a finger at the body and says, "And let that be a lesson to ya!"

                                [–]jpstamper 2 points3 points ago

                                assassin's creed 3 IRL

                                [–]honeychain 2 points3 points ago

                                Hey! I run by that stone in Arlington every weekend, and I always stop to read it to make sure I wasn't hallucinating...I hope I'm somehow related to that dude.

                                The man SAID to get off of his lawn!

                                [–]jdenk 10 points11 points ago

                                Pretty badass

                                [–]Forgetheriver 13 points14 points ago

                                Nicholas Cage...?

                                [–]Bornsultimatum 12 points13 points ago

                                'Merica!

                                [–][deleted] 15 points16 points ago*

                                If they remade "The Patriot" today it would be about this guy.

                                [–]Snow88 32 points33 points ago

                                With Clint Eastwood telling the British to get off his lawn. Perhaps Morgan Freeman as the wise farmhand/slave.

                                [–]ManMadeHuman 16 points17 points ago

                                2 tickets please.

                                [–]Forgetheriver 3 points4 points ago

                                Ill take 20

                                [–]Im_A_Bear 11 points12 points ago

                                I'll take one.

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                                    [–]Count_Crabula 1 point2 points ago

                                    Relevant: http://badassoftheweek.com/whittemore.html

                                    [–]rabbitish 1 point2 points ago

                                    Definition of lucky, really.

                                    [–]taint_odour 1 point2 points ago

                                    Definition of repost. This thing is like a boomerang.

                                    [–]skobombers 1 point2 points ago

                                    He pulled a Rasputin

                                    [–]eetsumkaus 1 point2 points ago

                                    I own a congressional document on all the Medal of Honor recipients up to 1976. This is the kind of stuff that's there. That and this reddit post make me thankful (as an American) that other people are wearing the uniforms and holding the guns for me, because fuck if I had to do that first thing I'd do is shit my pants.

                                    [–]DeepRoast 1 point2 points ago

                                    Yanks are tough badasses.

                                    [–]thesprunk 1 point2 points ago

                                    98 Years of Ace.

                                    [–]egyptsFINEST8 1 point2 points ago

                                    repost

                                    [–]zwinky588 1 point2 points ago

                                    Definition of repost.

                                    [–]qasman 1 point2 points ago

                                    On my real fucking birthday. I think my balls just dropped again

                                    [–]HarveyMcGhee 6 points7 points ago

                                    Definition of a repost

                                    FTFY

                                    [–]LukaCola 4 points5 points ago

                                    I feel like they could've saved money by putting "Stabbed" instead of "bayonetted"

                                    [–]willscy 19 points20 points ago*

                                    Being bayoneted is significantly worse than being stabbed, and it's only 2 extra letters.

                                    [–]perverse_imp 5 points6 points ago

                                    Doesn't read nearly as badass though.

                                    [–]AHCretin 2 points3 points ago

                                    The man lived through 13 bayonet wounds, I think he earned his extra letters.

                                    [–]BicAtlantis 9 points10 points ago

                                    As an Englishman who went to Boston recently, I found all of the English-hate very unsettling. I also found it amusing that Bostonians refused to admit that the city looks JUST like England. "No, it's more like Ireland." Uh... it's named Boston and the area is called New ENGLAND. Nice looking city, but I don't think I'll come back anytime soon. Or ever.

                                    [–]mrbooze 15 points16 points ago

                                    Boston is weird. If you ever want to see an actual Irish person very uncomfortable, take them around Boston. Also works for black people, but in a very different way.

                                    [–]feralfaucet 1 point2 points ago

                                    There are a decent number of actual Irish people that live in the Boston area. I briefly worked at a bar that had a large percentage of Irish customers. They seemed to like it, I think the trick is to avoid bros and townies that get all excited when they meet an Irish person.

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                                      [–]ChoadFarmer 7 points8 points ago

                                      That annoys me, too. The 'Irish' in Boston still think they're fighting in the Troubles. It's stupid. 'Irish' Americans kind of annoy me in general, and I say that as an American.

                                      [–]TheLounge 5 points6 points ago

                                      Bostonians are strange. We get it, you like your city and it has history and sports and stuff. Shut up about it.

                                      [–]SupDanLOL 1 point2 points ago

                                      As a Bostonian I love our English heritage.

                                      [–]beckiface 1 point2 points ago

                                      Meh, I'm a Bostonian and I've always thought it was pretty well known that it looked just like England, and have talked about it with others. I've never heard anyone say that it looked like Ireland (more that it has a lot of Irish people, or people that think they are Irish). If that was your experience, I'm sorry, but I doubt/hope that your experience really covers typical Bostonians. Boston has always embraced it's history as being settled so early and having so much history with the war that it seems like the English heritage is pretty much common knowledge, as it's really our only tourist stuff. We have been learning about it since elementary school. That being said, there are plenty of stupid people in Boston, as in any other place, and people do seem to have a love affair with Ireland here so I guess they were in denial.

                                      Sorry that you met such stupid people. I'm embarrassed. :( We would love to have you!

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                                        [–]robertgc 2 points3 points ago

                                        That man was later found to be Chuck Norris's dad

                                        [–]shamananana 13 points14 points ago

                                        This repost is so old, I saw it on Digg. Remember when that was a thing? Digg.com? Of course you don't, it's before your time kid. Get off my lawn.

                                        [–]Abiding_Lebowski 3 points4 points ago

                                        merit

                                        [–]Kiresays 10 points11 points ago

                                        Who fucking cares. I've never seen it. If a lot of people haven't seen it, or have seen it and want others to see it, it gets upvoted. If it's a trashy, overused, old meme, it gets downvoted.

                                        [–]cuteintern 1 point2 points ago

                                        You missed the repost-whinery trifecta by not linking to karmadecay.

                                        [–]SupDanLOL 1 point2 points ago

                                        This post is so old. I saw it 1840 when the stone was first placed. I'm also over 300 years old and live in Arlington. Get off my plantation.

                                        [–]Mariokartfever 3 points4 points ago

                                        Definition of repost

                                        [–]Piave 1 point2 points ago

                                        People are talking about my town on the internet! I feel special.

                                        [–]Hazza32 1 point2 points ago

                                        Tough old bastard. Props to the guy. Also, I am English but this all happened 236 years ago and we kinda started it so no hard feelings at all. America is our ally and has been for a long while now.

                                        [–]Thatevilvoice 2 points3 points ago

                                        "we kinda started it "

                                        Funny thing is we didn't, George Washington started a war with France which the Brits had to fight, to pay for the war we asked Americans to pay more taxes but that just didn't go down well.

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                                          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

                                          The head of the local rebels in northwest new jersey killed three armed hessians with his bare hands and a stick of fire wood. He never had a problem with the crown until it sent german troops to his farm who tried to rape his daughters. After that he was a wanted man so he raised a local militia and proceeded to bleed the British army for the rest of the war.

                                          tldr: the British army wasn't much better at this armed occupation thing than we are.

                                          [–]arialth 1 point2 points ago

                                          Downvoted because the link was still purple after being RECENTLY REPOSTED again.

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                                          [–]Paladinltd 31 points32 points ago

                                          He was born in England though, so we can share in his badassery. source

                                          [–]tachyon534 10 points11 points ago

                                          Not really. Unless he was native it's pretty much Brits killing Brits.

                                          [–]Hero_of_One 1 point2 points ago

                                          Americans consider themselves separate after the Declaration of Independence.

                                          [–]tachyon534 19 points20 points ago

                                          Good for them.

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                                            [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago*

                                            The colonies had been separate for a long time. The first settlement by the English (that didn't disappear) was Jamestown in 1607. For comparison, Shakespeare died in 1616.

                                            That means Americans had been living and breeding separately for quite a while in the New World. And that doesn't even count the non-English who were eventually absorbed into the English colonial sphere.

                                            One of the reasons for the revolution was that the Americans, who had been fairly well ignored (what is generally called 'salutary neglect' because Americans were happy to be ignored) for most of that period, were happy to suddenly find themselves under the thumb of George III. It wasn't until the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) from 1754-1763 that the crown took a renewed interest in the colonies. That interest, of course, came in the form of taxes to repay the debts of the war.

                                            So no, Americans did not consider themselves English. For the most part, they didn't consider themselves American either. They thought of themselves as Pennsylvanians, Virginians, Carolinians, etc. until revolution compelled them to unite and become Americans.

                                            [–]Thatevilvoice 2 points3 points ago

                                            "So no, Americans did not consider themselves English. For the most part, they didn't consider themselves American either. They thought of themselves as Pennsylvanians, Virginians, Carolinians, etc. until revolution compelled them to unite and become Americans."

                                            Interesting as I've been relatively well informed that up to half of the population of American colonists disagreed with the decision to declare independence and that many were staunch patriots that left America after the war.

                                            [–]cgalv 1 point2 points ago

                                            My understanding (pre-wikipedia source known as a book) is that about 1/3-1/3-1/3 of colonists were pro-revolution/tory/gave zero fucks. Since the Revolution happened before market research or gallup polls existed, I'm not sure how "they" arrived at that finding, but "they" did.

                                            Note that this is not in conflict with the claim made by HrothgarOfHeorot, that the colonists didn't consider themselves "English," which also jibes with my amateur historian understanding. That is, you might consider yourself not English, and still think that completely separating yourself from British authority and the crown is a bad idea. Some number of colonists, maybe 1/3, thought that. Good on 'em, Canada needs ditch-diggers, too, 'eh?

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                                                [–]scykle 0 points1 point ago

                                                98 years of ace.

                                                [–]Yeti_Poet 0 points1 point ago

                                                I drive past this every day on my way to and from work! The house is an art museum now. There is also a retained section of old rail out front -- it's a three for one historic attraction. Trains, art, and badass farmers.

                                                [–]criminalmadman 0 points1 point ago

                                                "I want you to go in that bag, and find my wallet."

                                                [–]betterthanthee 0 points1 point ago

                                                10 bucks says he's still alive and just faked his own death so people wouldn't get suspicious

                                                [–]Winston_Vodkatooth 0 points1 point ago

                                                Thought last line said

                                                "TO BE 98 YEARS OF ACE"

                                                Then realized it said AGE...

                                                But then realized it should be ACE.

                                                So much realization! So much Ace'ness about his life!

                                                [–]Cyberslasher 0 points1 point ago

                                                That font... 98 years of ace.

                                                [–]KingNick 0 points1 point ago

                                                Why is this in r/funny?

                                                ah, right..because its been posted everywhere else..

                                                Shut up, Steve the Inner Hate.

                                                [–]iShavedMyFaceForThis 0 points1 point ago

                                                IIRC, he fathered a kid afterward too. Dude was a BAMF.

                                                [–]Viridovipera 0 points1 point ago

                                                That would be impressive in 2000, but in the late 1700's to live to be 98 is absolutely remarkable, near-fatal injuries non-withstanding.

                                                [–]yourafagyourafag 0 points1 point ago

                                                He killed fiddy men

                                                [–]Norquia 0 points1 point ago

                                                This is great.

                                                [–]RyanRaygun 0 points1 point ago

                                                Where is this man's holiday?

                                                [–]Bulancilol 0 points1 point ago

                                                A fellow arlingtonian?

                                                [–]DarkSarcasm 0 points1 point ago

                                                I'm an avid gardener, but cheerful flowers don't really memorialize this man so well as a shot of single malt whisky. Sure, lovely, meticulously planted flowers everywhere else on the grounds except for right there.

                                                The adornments on this marker should communicate, "That's right. And I'll get up and do it again if it comes to that, dammit." As it stands, schoolchildren will be looking for Easter eggs around that thing before they even get to the text on the stone.

                                                [–]benjaxx 0 points1 point ago

                                                Y'know, for all this is really awesome, I don't think it belongs in r/funny. I mean, if DAE, Demotivationals and so many other things are banned because they don't belong, surely only funny content should be seen?

                                                [–]dhumidifier 0 points1 point ago

                                                Ive been here this is in Charlottesville outside of Boston right?

                                                [–]daboyz12 0 points1 point ago

                                                salutes

                                                [–]Riprage 0 points1 point ago

                                                nice repost

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