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9to5 [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 21 hours ago

The human desire to collect cool little dudes

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The human desire to collect cool little dudes

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9to5 [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 21 hours ago
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  • LuckyDevil@lemm.ee
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    16 hours ago

    It looks cool, buuuuuut the figurine is no longer in its original packaging, so the value plummets drastically. My final offer is about three-fiddy.

  • RION [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    I LOVE collecting cool little dudes. My sister gave me a tiny frog figure sitting in an armchair reading a book and it nourishes me spiritually when I look at it

  • The_Filthy_Commie@lemmygrad.ml
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    ‘‘Ancient Mayan astronaut miner seen here wearing a helmet with 2 spotlights powered by a magic crystal battery’’

    • 9to5 [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.netOP
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      This actually proves the Mayans went to Mars

  • AFineWayToDie [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    16 hours ago

    I can now advocate for my Lego/Transformers collections on grounds of RETVRN.

  • tocopherol [any]@hexbear.net
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    I had a tie fighter that had a tiny pilot that went inside, like an inch tall with movable arms and legs, and he had a tiny helmet the size of a matchhead you could remove. It was my favorite toy and I would spend what felt like hours searching through the carpet for his tiny helmet when I would inevitably lose it.

  • Bruja [she/her, love/loves]@hexbear.net
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    19 hours ago

    Less JPEG

    https://nitter.net/lukeisamazing/status/1689271528448299008

  • Evilphd666 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    18 hours ago

    shrek at home.

  • TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml
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    19 hours ago

    Am I reading too much into it or is a 1500 year old figurine in a suit and helmet interesting?

    • newacctidk [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      I think they are only wearing a helmet, not armor. Mayan sculptures often have helmets of some sort. Usually more ornate than this so maybe this is a depiction of an actual warrior helmet meant for practical use. https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/maya-warrior-statue-with-serpent-helmet-discovered-at-chichen-itza

    • RION [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      19 hours ago

      How so?

      • TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml
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        Til this post I didn’t know people 1500 years ago would have thought about suits and helmets…I’m not saying that they wouldnt have, I’m just wondering what the history is.

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          Well people definitely did, the Romans for instance. Apparently mesoamericans had cloth body armor similar to European gambesons as well as some leather stuff, but nothing metal

  • D61 [any]@hexbear.net
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    19 hours ago

    “Stop! Gecko time!”

  • lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Who says this is about collecting?

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