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Fuck You In Particular

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People and things being comically singled out for insult or injury.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This has been happening for centuries though. Cao Cao mandated that first and last names needed to be at least 3 characters in all government forms. This move upset Lu Bu, which decided that war was the only way to settle the issue.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"200 soldiers were killed in the war and an additional 500000 people starved in the ensuing famine."

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You mean Cao Cao advised the Emperor to mandate, right?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Ha. iirc he did have some level of sovereignty. But for such stupid throwaway comment, I admit I didn't actually remember much about what stage of his career overlapped with Lu Bu's...