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Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years 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?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

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  Folks in 1700 understood what an engineer was. I’d just tell them I design really complicated looms.
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    Can you get it to draw bewbs? Asking for a friend
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  That’s the point they burn you at the stake for being a witch.
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    Well, if they weigh the same as a duck

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