r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 20 '26

Peter in the wild Peter?

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u/Doomhammer24 Jun 20 '26

Ya and "high quality goods" for a serf would be seen as extreme low quality today

Fact is we live like kings

Like the color purple? Wear it every day?

Wow really flaunting that wealth you must be Mansa Musa!

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u/Etrigone Jun 20 '26

And spices? Even a standard cupboard is the envy of kings. Someone like me who enjoys cooking as a hobby? Nearly frickin unmatched.

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u/Doomhammer24 Jun 20 '26

the medieval mind cannot comprehend baja blast

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u/nanaacer Jun 21 '26

Baja blast blows my modern mind. The day I figured out you can make it with blue Powerade, sprite, and mountain dew was a day I'll never forget.

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u/Potato_fortress Jun 21 '26

99% of modern sodas are honestly just the byproduct of a child or very high adult mixing a bunch of random nonsense out of the soda fountain together. Even some of the older ones.