Sweevo posted:

not a million miles from what koreans actually believe either.

Analogue Kid posted:

Can I get a version of this without the moon runes

Analogue Kid posted:

Can I get a version of this without the moon runes

Grand Fromage posted:

All the colored areas are places that crazy Koreans claim were part of the ancient Korean empire, which was founded in 7197 BCE and ruled much of the world until 3898 BCE. Conveniently, this is all before writing was invented (by Koreans). The reasoning is based on an ancient book of fairy tales and legends, the Samguk Yusa. This is not to be confused with the Samguk Sagi, which is more or less a historical work.

The crazy people look at various names and spelling errors in the Samguk Yusa and then look for a civilization whose name vaguely resembles those names, and claims that therefore those were Korean territories. For example, there is a place in the Samguk Yusa called Sumiliguk (guk means country). Sumili sounds kind of like Sumer if you're Korean, therefore Sumer was a Korean nation. All those colored areas are places that sound like something mentioned in the Samguk Yusa.

For Somerset, they're calling it Wessex and say Wessex sounds like Usanguk (the Korean says Wessex -> Wesan -> Usan as its explanation), which was one of those things mentioned in the legends. Madagascar = Madaguk, Egypt is Korean because the Sphinx looks kind of like one of those guardian statues that are in front of temples over here, Inca sounds like Ingaguk. They also believe Native Americans were Koreans who migrated over. The big Turkey et al group is called West Goguryeo; Goguryeo was an actual real Korean kingdom several thousand years after this time.

There is absolutely no evidence offered for any of this other than the names sound kind of similar to things mentioned in a fairy tale that also explains how the first Koreans hatched from eggs left by god on Baekdusan. Everything else is built on this foundation of nothing.

Improbable Lobster posted:

https://twitter.com/mad_molix/status/850522649881001984

Sweevo posted:

prefect posted:

how many people actually believe that, though? it could be like flat-earthers over here

fishmech posted:

that is the point, they're the equivalent to say mormon history or something. (you know, with "the garden of eden was actualy somewhere near missouri" and "the real native americans were migrants from israel" etc)

or maybe a better western equivalent are the people who believe not only was atlantis real, but atlantis refugees founded every important culture

prefect posted:

how prevalent is "everything used to be korean" as compared to "fans will kill you"?

DrPossum posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Re6pZri8Gw

prefect posted:

how prevalent is "everything used to be korean" as compared to "fans will kill you"?

fishmech posted:

you have to remember that "fan death" is usually a euphemism for "suicide".

just like how in north american obituaries "after a sudden illness", especially for a teenager or old person, usually means "suicide".

prefect posted:

back in journalism school, we were told that "after a long illness" was cancer, and "after a sudden/short/brief illness" was a heart attack. they probably left out the suicide part for students

fishmech posted:

you have to remember that "fan death" is usually a euphemism for "suicide".

just like how in north american obituaries "after a sudden illness", especially for a teenager or old person, usually means "suicide".

ol qwerty bastard posted:

https://twitter.com/wellerstein/status/850755449251127298

text me

also send me that patch

Sexual Lorax posted:

"confirmed bachelor" means "gayer than a tree full of hummingbirds"

NoneMoreNegative posted:

lol there was a poster mad as hell about this euphemism as he unknowingly made his Fallout character gay after picking this perk, "hell yes my wasteland warrior is a free agent and doesn't need no woman"

Improbable Lobster posted:

it's too bad being gay irl doesn't give you sweet combat boosts

Improbable Lobster posted:

it's too bad being gay irl doesn't give you sweet combat boosts

Enola Gay-For-Pay posted:

how can you be sure it doesn't?

i bet gay people really are 10% better at killing dudes

PokeJoe posted:

+1 to swordfighting

my goth gf posted:

intersectional warfare

atomicthumbs posted:

moon chinks

NoneMoreNegative posted:

they're like terminators, knowledge of anatomy makes them a more efficient killer.

Improbable Lobster posted:

khia-1000 "I need your neck, your back, your pussy and your crack"

ol qwerty bastard posted:

https://twitter.com/wellerstein/status/850755449251127298

text me

also send me that patch

Improbable Lobster posted:

khia-1000 "I need your neck, your back, your pussy and your crack"