Xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoIs this how Sealand was formed too?loot.buckodr.inkimagemessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down113
arrow-up1269arrow-down1imageIs this how Sealand was formed too?loot.buckodr.inkXusontha@ls.buckodr.ink to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareXusontha@ls.buckodr.inkOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up41·11 months agoIt’s a joke about the Netherlands claiming land from the sea
minus-squareMartineski@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·11 months agoAh, it makes it even funnier. Here’s a heart: ❤️
minus-squarePfosten@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoIn the language of Polandball comics, it means “give land/territory”. “Gib” is taken from the German imperative for “give!” Best theory is that “clay” as “land” originates from a bad machine translation. It seems somene created a Wiki that covers these terms: https://www.polandballwiki.com/wiki/Terminology#Clay
It’s a joke about the Netherlands claiming land from the sea
Ah, it makes it even funnier. Here’s a heart: ❤️
but what does “gib clay” mean?
In the language of Polandball comics, it means “give land/territory”.
“Gib” is taken from the German imperative for “give!”
Best theory is that “clay” as “land” originates from a bad machine translation.
It seems somene created a Wiki that covers these terms: https://www.polandballwiki.com/wiki/Terminology#Clay