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discoplasm quokk.au discoplasm@quokk.au
Joined: 2026-05-14
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Meme demonstrating that handgonnes are more "Medieval" than an assortment of items, including potatoes, tomatoes, rapiers, witch/wizard style pointy hat, and 16th century style of halberd

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CobraCommander Moderator CobraCommander@quokk.au
Joined: 2025-06-09
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I didn’t know wizard hats had a real origin, that is so fascinating.
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discoplasm quokk.au discoplasm@quokk.au
Joined: 2026-05-14
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CobraCommander wrote:
I didn’t know wizard hats had a real origin, that is so fascinating.

not to mention the capotain hat was commonly associated with the Puritans, so it giving rise to the hats for wizards & witches is a bit of a funny twist. fashion history is super interesting!
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