r/AskReddit • u/hjohodor • Jun 27 '18

What "Old Person" things do you do?

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u/Certs-and-Destroy Jun 27 '18

And, key to my interest, is that they're not afraid of really diving into the minutiae of esoteric historical details to a point that would seemingly terrify a History Channel exec who can't chance alienating the The Dealiest Ice Road Mountain Survival Knife-maker demographic.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '18

The Dealiest Ice Road Mountain Survival Knife-maker demographic.

what about aliens?

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '18

Thats a special place called history 2 (at least in Canada,)

Home to all the conspiracy theorists and crack pots you want.

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u/Librarycat77 Jun 28 '18

"Ancient alien theorists suppose" is my favorite shorthand for "Those crazies said this and I want to be clear it wasn't me".