Credibility of seventeenth century publications: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23859546
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Alexander, Caesar, and Napoleon have the day off from Hell, so they go up to check out the Washington DC military parade.
"Look at those M1s," says Alexander, "if only I'd had them I wouldn't have had to prematurely declare victory in southern asia!"
"Look at those F-35s," says Caesar, "if only I'd had them I would've captured all of persia!"
"Look at this cable station," says Napoleon, peering into the window of the Union Trust Bar, "if only I'd had it no one would ever have heard of Waterloo!"
Bonus track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVbH1BVXywY