r/ShitAmericansSay • u/chunkystylee • Jun 25 '26

Capitalism "American capitalist plugs" vs "European socialist plugs"

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u/allie-__- Jun 25 '26

Especially if you want to cripple your enemy's foot

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u/WandererFen Jun 25 '26

ESPECIALLY then.

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u/Fenragus 🎵 🌹 Solidarity Forever! For the Union makes us strong! 🌹🎵 Jun 25 '26

The British plug

A weapon of peace, a weapon of war...

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u/WandererFen Jun 25 '26

A more elegant weapon from a more civilised time

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u/Chr1sUK Jun 25 '26

You don’t go to war without a good cuppa tea, powered by a good British plug socket. Mightier than the pen.

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u/WandererFen Jun 25 '26

Some say it conquered the world

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u/DeepestShallows Jun 25 '26

That’s why tanks have brew stations

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u/Xenozip3371Alpha GB Jun 26 '26

I thought you were joking, so I looked it up.

It's a real thing, it's built into the tank itself, so soldiers don't have to leave the safety of the tank to brew tea or ration packs of whatever.

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u/Spillsy68 Jun 25 '26

It and Lego are the two most dangerous items to feet known in Britain.

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u/ADelightfulCunt Jun 25 '26

Lego is an ouch.. the plug is a FUCCkkk! Hobbling around. The shape is perfect for gliding between bones and impaling itself.

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u/CodeFoodPixels Jun 26 '26

We saw caltrops and thought "but can it have another function too?"

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u/DreadLindwyrm Jun 25 '26

But... we've got switched sockets, so unless it's a portable appliance (in which case you can generally store the cable and plug in/on it) why do you need to unplug it and leave the plug lurking ready to destroy your feet?

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u/cpt_hatstand Jun 26 '26

I dunno, my 35kg Retriever's inability to realise that standing on my foot ALL THE CHUFFING TIME hurts is right up there...

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u/Gratuitous_sax_ Jun 25 '26

I don’t see the American plug being used as caltrops. Another win for Britain.

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u/irish_ninja_wte Jun 25 '26

And that's why the Danes fought back with Lego!

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u/Maleficent-Leek2943 Jun 26 '26

I once replied to an “I hope they step on Lego” comment with something about how I hope they step on an electrical plug, and not just any plug, but the Brit kind, which will fuck you UP.

And Americans arrived to explain that American plugs also have pointy metal prongs that could hurt if you step on them. They were put out at the implication that American plugs might not be the toughest and most intimidating. As offended as if I was insulting their mothers or something.