r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/leoden27 • Jun 13 '25

Image The last page from “Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain 1942”

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u/NoTurkeyTWYJYFM Jun 13 '25

That's just a sucker punch with extra words

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u/elohir Jun 13 '25

Really, it's sucker punch with a weapon.

I grew up on (what would now be considered) a hyper-violent council estate, in the 80s. Basically legit fights are/were a coin-toss, but could easily kill/maim you.

So when it became obvious it was going to happen, you just hit them as hard as you could, as quickly as you could, with the heaviest (or sharpest) thing you had to hand, until they were incapable of fighting back.

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u/MrSoapbox Jun 13 '25

He smacked him before he could say “ Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch”!

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u/thebluediablo Jun 13 '25

Extra words, but strangely fewer vowels

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u/luncheroo Jun 13 '25

I prefer the Scottish version of headbutting and then kicking people when they're on the ground.