• glimse@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    There’s a famous fake story about George Washington (getting a hatchet as a gift maybe?) and cutting down a cherry tree in excitement as a kid. He then confesses to his father and it’s supposed to have some message about honesty or something

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      2 months ago

      Thanks 👍 I still don’t get the link with the attitude but I guess it’s just C&H depicting a punk

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        2 months ago

        I think the joke is that it’s supposed to be a story about honestly winning out against fear/shame but in this depiction, he’s just happy to confess because fuck yo tree

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      2 months ago

      That explains why he’s small. I forgot he was a child in that story. I understand he was a intimidating adult.