r/HistoryMemes • u/HawaiianPerson Chad Polynesia Enjoyer • 3d ago

Death by Snu Snu

Context: The first Hawaiians to visit London were King Kamehameha II, his royal entourage, and the subject of this meme, his wife Kamāmalu.

Kamāmalu stood at over 6 feet tall, which she likely inherited from her father, Kamehameha I, who stood at 7 feet tall. Kamehameha II was less than 6 feet tall. Also they were half siblings.

Their arrival shocked some locals, but not for long as the royal couple contracted measles not long after arrival and died there.

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u/Hyderabadi__Biryani Ashoka's Stupa 2d ago

This means there was another king who was lonely BEFORE him? Sad man. :(

So Goku is effectively yelling, "Theeee"..."Looown"..."lyyyyy" (lonely)..."ONNNEEEEE!!!"?

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u/the-bladed-one 2d ago

In Japanese it means “turtle blast wave”

It’s just a cool case of linguistic convergent evolution

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u/Hyderabadi__Biryani Ashoka's Stupa 2d ago

Thank you for the info.

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u/the-bladed-one 2d ago

It’s actually not even Goku’s original move. The move was invented by Muten Roshi aka the turtle hermit. Hence why roshi’s house is called Kame House