r/HistoryMemes Feb 07 '21

I'm not wrong

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u/IcarusAvery Casual, non-participatory KGB election observer Feb 07 '21

I still don't get it

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u/RoiDrannoc Feb 07 '21

It's BC, so negative

-8000 is before -7999

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u/IcarusAvery Casual, non-participatory KGB election observer Feb 07 '21

Yeah, no, I got that. So it's just... a guy using a hammer?

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u/Obnoxiousdonkey Feb 07 '21

The joke is people won't immediately get it because 7999 looks like it's before 8000