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Is this how Sealand was formed too? (loot.buckodr.ink)
submitted 1 year ago by xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't get it but I like it.

[–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 68 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's a joke about the Netherlands claiming land from the sea

[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, it makes it even funnier. Here's a heart: ❤️

[–] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

but what does "gib clay" mean?

[–] Pfosten@feddit.de 23 points 1 year ago

In the language of Polandball comics, it means "give land/territory".

"Gib" is taken from the German imperative for "give!"

Best theory is that "clay" as "land" originates from a bad machine translation.

It seems somene created a Wiki that covers these terms: https://www.polandballwiki.com/wiki/Terminology#Clay

[–] Firipu@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago

"give clay". The Dutch wanted to have clay for their world famous clay baths...

[–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 2 points 1 year ago

Give land/territory

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

After rereading multiple times to understand it, i think it means the small blob wanted land so "give clay", the other big bullies didn't want to contribute, so started taking from the sea.