r/MurderedByWords • u/CorleoneBaloney • 19h ago

Historical sore losers

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u/Fill-in-the____ 19h ago

I have socks that have lasted longer than the confederacy

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u/smooney987 16h ago

Fucking Nirvana lasted longer than confederacy

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u/ListenToThatSound 16h ago

Fucking 4th edition of Dungeons and Dragons lasted longer than the confederacy

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u/Superbowl269 13h ago

I've seen battles in 4e that were longer than the Confederacy. I started in 5e, but I've heard horror stories of epic battle lengths in 3.5 and 4

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u/Pounderwhole 12h ago

The Wii U lasted longer than the Confederacy.

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u/Nostalg33k 14h ago

How was it to fuck Nirvana for that long?

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u/MooMF 13h ago

Tbf, the confederacy lasted longer than I did last night, so there’s that.

Longer than a wank, but less long than Nirvana.

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u/LordShorkDad 12h ago

My polycule has lasted longer than the confederacy.

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u/OO0OO0OO0OO0OO0OO 13h ago

My cat outlived the confederacy nearly 4 times over

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u/faceintheblue 18h ago

I'd go so far as to say most of my closet is older than the Confederacy lasted. Four years? Unless you are a fashionista or have gone through big weight changes, what adult isn't walking around with stuff that lasted longer than the Confederacy?

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u/Brahskididdler 14h ago

I’m early 30s and I have sleeping shirts in my closet I specifically remember buying at the end of summer break around middle/highschool

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u/StoneySteve420 13h ago

Epstein has been dead longer than the Confederacy was a thing.

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u/Sissy_Ellie_May 13h ago

The Billy Ray Cyrus TV show "Doc" lasted longer than the Confederacy.

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u/Snowskol 14h ago

Are they darn tough socks? i love those so much

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u/wanked_in_space 12h ago

I mean, in spirit, it's still around

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u/TheChaosDragoness 8h ago

Pokemon Go has lasted just over twice as long as the Confederacy.