Prigozhin, Oswald, even Lula... Why do so many historical figures have work experience as a lathe operator? thinking-about-it

It seems if you want your child to grow up and make history, you don't send them to the Ivy Leagues - you send them to the lathe lathe-of-heaven

  • HarryLime [any]
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    9 months ago

    Oswald: Hi I know I publicly defected from America to live in the Soviet Union, but I'd like to come back with my new Russian wife if that's okay

    US State Department at the height of the Cold War: Yeah dude it's cool

  • SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    No, no, no. He didn’t say he came to Russia for “true love.” He said he came “to lathe.” That means to operate a lathe. He was probably in a woodshop and wanted time on one of the other machines.

    -Miracle Max, probably