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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 4 months ago

I wonder if there were any repeat suitors...

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I wonder if there were any repeat suitors...

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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 4 months ago
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  • PugJesus@piefed.socialOPM
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    Explanation: Khutulun, a descendant of Genghis Khan (the great-granddaughter of his heir, Ogedei Khan), was famed for her beauty and her athletic prowess. She swore not to marry any man unless he could defeat her in a wrestling match. No man ever did (though I believe she eventually married).

    Any man who challenged her and lost would forfeit 100 horses to her. She earned a herd of some 10,000 horses this way - a considerable amount of wealth even for a Mongol princess!

    … my inner sub is giving me very bad financial advice for my herds right now…

    She was also a skilled warrior, and favored by her father to become the next Khan, but he was eventually dissuaded from this by political maneuvering. Khutulun herself would become a prominent military commander under one of her brothers, who became Khan instead.

    • LOGIC💣@lemmy.world
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      Nowadays, a horse isn’t seen as wealth as much as an expense.

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        Depends on how you look at it.

        “I’m so rich, I can afford to take care of 10,000 horses.”

      • Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works
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        Also depends on the horse.

        • AeronMelon@lemmy.world
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          A horse is a horse. (Of course, of course)

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            Horses can be exchanged for goods and services.

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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        depends on the part of the world

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        deleted by creator

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      Wasn’t that part of the plot of Red Sonja and the tale of Brunhild the valkyrie?

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      100 horses is a fucking lot of horses. I suppose it isn’t just the regular Joe doing it though.

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    “This is the fifth time today that you got your butt kicked!”
    Yup. I’m not doing this for weird reasons…just like…regular reasons.

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    Lean Beef Patty o_O

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      1131454135/10 would lose wrestling match, but slowly

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        Would lose as many times as necessary

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      deleted by creator

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    She could be my muscle mommy if she wanted to

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      Post about a woman with endless suitors that tried and failed to win her hand at marriage

      “I’d allow her to marry me”

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        I accept my fate.

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          Taking one for the team, respectable

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        Yeah, I’d allow it. I’m certainly not going to try to win it though - you see what happened to the other guys? If she wants to chill, we can chill, but she’s making the first move there. If not, no biggie.

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          You pretty much just summed up the mentality that has kept me largely single for the last 5+ years, haha

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        She could be your muscle mommy too… If she wanted to.

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          • u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.org
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            What do you guys think happens when you put all the horny peeps into jail together?

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    I am torn between my desire to be crushed and my desire to keep my horses

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