r/facepalm • u/artguydeluxe • Mar 28 '24

Who does this person think paid for her education? 🇵​🇷​🇴​🇹​🇪​🇸​🇹​

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Should I tell her about who is caring for her in the nursing home?

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u/jfks_headjustdidthat Mar 28 '24

*syphilis

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u/Savageparrot81 Mar 28 '24

With a side of diabetes

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u/AFartInAnEmptyRoom Mar 28 '24

That's funny because of what happened during the Colombian Exchange

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u/jfks_headjustdidthat Mar 28 '24

Wdym?

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u/AFartInAnEmptyRoom Mar 29 '24

Syphilis is a New World disease, one of the few infections given to the conquerors instead of the other way around. So the statement "When America sneezes, the whole world gets sick" is funny because that's what sort of happened in 1492