JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months ago

If a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?

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If a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?

JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months ago

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Not so. Plenty of folks liked to dress up like Greek gods or historical figures. And if you think folks in the 1700s didn’t party hard…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellfire_Club

Emma Frost didn’t invent anything, she was inspired by actual events

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