shrine to the prophet of americana

LON: HELLO THERE WHAT ARE ALL THESE RUMOURS WE HEAR THIS IS LON FK: WE HAVE LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS LON: WHAT ABOUT INVASION RUMOURS...

nihilsupernum:

LON: HELLO THERE WHAT ARE ALL THESE RUMOURS WE HEAR THIS IS LON
FK: WE HAVE LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS
LON: WHAT ABOUT INVASION RUMOURS
FK: THOSE ARE THE FRIENDS I WAS MEANING
LON: THEY HAVE LANDED
FK: ABSOLUTELY
LON: ARE YOU OPEN FOR TRAFFIC IE NORMAL TELEX SERVICE
FK: NO ORDERS ON THAT YET ONE MUST OBEY ORDERS
LON: WHOSE ORDERS
FK: THE NEW GOVERNORS
LON: ARGENTINA
FK: YES
LON: ARE THE ARGENTINIANS IN CONTROL
FK: YES YOU CAN’T ARGUE WITH THOUSANDS OF TROOPS PLUS ENORMOUS NAVY SUPPORT WHEN YOU ARE ONLY 1800 STRONG. STAND BY.

this real telex conversation between the falkland islands and london informing london of the invasion of the falklands by argentina in 1982 is better than any shitpost i could write

i cant believe im being one-upped by history 

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