• SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    There were many depictions of knights fighting snails in the margins of medieval manuscripts. Either there was a centuries long war against giant snails, or maybe it was some kind of medieval meme.

    Killer bunnies also make appearances, but giant snails were more popular.

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      6 days ago

      I like the idea that it was the monks expressing their frustration with snails and rabbits eating their gardens. I can’t remember where I heard it though.

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      I like to think that there was one time traveler that went back, introduced the meme/thought experiment about escaping the immortal snail that kills you instantly if it touches you (and knows where you are at all times), and peaced out.