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   Blueshirt to Nomen Nescio   
   Re: the truth about Marco Polo   
   24 Dec 25 10:51:31   
   
   From: blueshirt@indigo.news   
      
   Nomen Nescio wrote:   
      
   > When Marco went to China, the Chinese put saucers over their   
   > teacups to keep the tea warm. But sailing back to Europe,   
   > Marco found that saucers would fall off with the movement of   
   > the ship. So he said fuck it, the saucer goes underneath.   
      
   Just as well, or how would we put out spilt tea back into the   
   cup if we didn't have a saucer, eh?   
      
   That Marco Polo is a clever fella... it's a pity he got lost.   
      
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