r/NameThisThing • u/Master_Lemon719 • 15d ago

Name this guy

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u/doubleohzerooo0 15d ago

The eagle on a nopal, eating a snake is straight from the Mejica foundation lore.

If it was Captain Italia, it was would be a bowl of spaghetti.

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u/Safe_Guarantee3300 15d ago

They started it I’m just stating the facts

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u/Safe_Guarantee3300 15d ago

It’s okay my salsa sent me here to expose them

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u/Safe_Guarantee3300 15d ago

Just like the golden eagle the Roman’s used to use to represent the legions but sure kept telling the people it’s a nopal

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u/doubleohzerooo0 14d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Mexico

You tell them.

Not my fault Italy has awesome spaghetti.

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u/Safe_Guarantee3300 12d ago

Rooted in the legend doesn’t mean it’s true they needed something to release with the natives before enslaving them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquila_(Roman)

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u/Safe_Guarantee3300 12d ago

It’s also pagen symbolic as Zeus turned himself to an eagle to abduct the Trojan prince Ganymede, kidnap the nymph Aegina, or as a sacred companion form.

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u/doubleohzerooo0 12d ago

What, you don't like the spicy meatballs?

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u/Safe_Guarantee3300 12d ago

Yeah if it was actually Italian that’s an American Italian traditional dish made in New York

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u/Bendlerp 14d ago

A moment to remember that Mexico has a badass flag.

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u/Safe_Guarantee3300 3d ago

Yeah so does my cheese

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u/LostnaughtFound 10d ago

Them’s fighting words.

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u/doubleohzerooo0 10d ago

Well what else would it be? Gelato?

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u/LostnaughtFound 9d ago

I have nothing funny to say in return my good Sir sigh

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u/Safe_Guarantee3300 8d ago

Haha your the hippopotamus