▲ 33 r/dccomicscirclejerk
Man, the original Suicide Squad was way different.
/uj it is from WB's war propaganda film Looney Tunes: Rookie Revue from 1941.
u/PeasantLich — 10 hours ago
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Army comedy strip Beetle Bailey is one of the longest produced comedy strips by the original creator - it was done by its creator Mort Walker (with occasional assistance) from 1950 until Walker's death at 94-year old in 2018. The strip is still ongoing, produced by the sons of Mort Walker.
en.wikipedia.orgu/PeasantLich — 14 hours ago
"With Pride and Patriotism - Navy." US Navy recruitment poster, 1956.
u/PeasantLich — 16 hours ago
Soviet propaganda claiming that Finnish prisoners of war in the Soviet Union are actually having a lot of fun in the POW camps. (c. 1939-1940)
u/PeasantLich — 1 day ago
Siegfried Müller was a Nazi soldier and later a mercenary, who gained notoriety during the Congo Crisis in the 60s where he engaged in wanton war crimes. His mercenary unit decorated their vehicles with the bones of their enemies and mounted their heads on spears. He was never convicted of anything.
u/PeasantLich — 1 day ago
Oh crap, you got casuals coming over! What board game are you digging up to ensure both you and they have fun?
For me it is Tsuro. Really easy and quick game to teach, and a lot of fun as a casual party game that does not require too much mental focus.
u/PeasantLich — 1 day ago
Heshen was a Manchu official of Qing dynasty who is known as the most corrupt official in the entire Chinese history. The wealth he embezzled was roughly equal to $270 billion. Due to his marital ties to the imperial the dynasty he was allowed to commit suicide instead of a torturous execution.
u/PeasantLich — 1 day ago
Positive Christianity was a Nazi movement that aimed to reform Christianity to better fit the Nazi ideology by uniting all denominations and erasing the "Jewishness" of Jesus from the Bible. Some radicals wanted to erase the entire Old Testament. The movement got little momentum and was abandoned.
u/PeasantLich — 7 days ago
TIL that there was a Marvel adaptation of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica show, that ran for 23 issues but only followed the plot of the show until issue #5.
en.wikipedia.orgu/PeasantLich — 8 days ago
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In Finnish folklore Kyöpelinvuori is a mountain, where souls of women who died as virgins go after death to await their entry into the afterlife. Eventually Kyöpelinvuori got tangled into tales about witchcraft, and nowadays it is best known in Finland as the fabled home of Finnish witches.
en.wikipedia.orgu/PeasantLich — 8 days ago
In 930 Qarmatians, militant Muslim radicals, attacked Mecca and spent over a week plundering and killing. Their massive loot included the black stone of Kaaba itself. Qarmatians believed that the Mahdi has arrived and the "old Islam" is over. They returned Kaaba after the "Mahdi" was assassinated.
u/PeasantLich — 9 days ago
La Jana was an Austro-German actress. She had Jewish roots and exotic dark complexion which made her a far cry from ideal of Aryan woman, but she was very popular in Nazi Germany and was rumored to have an affair with Joseph Goebbels. She got ill and died in 1940 while entertaining German troops.
u/PeasantLich — 10 days ago
In 2000, Edgewater Technology employee Michael McDermott brought guns to work and murdered 7 of his co-workers. McDermott had stopped paying taxes and bizarrely blamed his workplace for garnishing his wages for the IRS. He had studied how to pretend insanity online, which ruined any insanity plea.
u/PeasantLich — 12 days ago
A charity high dive jump from 50 meters goes wrong.
From Finnish wikipedia:
Wind caught Myllymäki's jump suit, which turned into a sail. Myllymäki hit the water his left side forward, with the speed of 120 kilometers per hour.
Myllymäki's injuries were severe. All of his ribs from the left side were broken, his lungs were torn, his kidneys failed and his spleen had to be removed. He was induced to an artificial coma, from which he was waken up in September 7 2001, a bit over a month after the jump.
https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matti_Myllym%C3%A4ki
The ill-fated 50 meter jump had been Myllymäki's way to celebrate his 50th birthday and his long career as a "clown diver" who performed stunts and funny antics while high diving. The proceeds of the 50 meter jump were donated to charity for children with cancer.
Myllymäki made a recovery from his injuries, and continued his career as a clown diver stuntman for years to come. His later antics included dive jumps into washing bins and high jumps while he was lit on fire.
u/PeasantLich — 13 days ago
WCGW trucking on ice in early spring
A truck driving across a frozen Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada, took a plunge when the ice gave way beneath it. One of the truck’s two occupants told Storyful “winter driving across the lake used to be safe,” but suggested that in mid-March only ice farther north would be suitable to drive on.
The two occupants of the vehicle escaped unharmed, with Global News, reported that the two were uninjured and refused emergency medical services. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police warned people to stay off the ice in this area, as a rapid current running under the frozen water makes it unsafe for crossing. Global News reported the truck was not salvageable and is currently submerged under the ice.
u/PeasantLich — 1 month ago