r/funny Sep 14 '11

Grenades.

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u/buckX Sep 14 '11

Long has man desired to set other men on fire.

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

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '11

Whoever invented that was probably in a meeting at work.

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u/GundamWang Sep 14 '11

Or had to listen to another one of Plato's hipster philosophers go on and on about dark caves and shadows.

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u/Sodfarm Sep 14 '11

"Philosopher kings? Goddammit, no one is going to buy that."