In our timeline a rebellion broke out in Morocco. As Spain and France got involved, Germany sent the Bremen-class cruiser SMS Berlin and the gunboat SMS Panther to the Agadir port. France, Britain and Spain worried Germany was going to seize the port and war would erupt. Then the German economy fell around the same time, its stock market fell 30% in a single day and the German gold reserves fell by 1/5. Germany ordered the fleet to leave not wanting to ruin their economy even more. After some negotiations between Britain and Germany, the crisis came to an end but tensions would still rise until the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28th, 1914. But what if the German economy did not suddenly fell during the Agadir crisis and Germany’s plans proceeded? In summary, what would happen if world war 1 started, in 1911?
Lake Rweru is a shallow lake 100 km2 in Africa dissected by the border between the countries of Burundi and Rwanda. From the lake flows The Kagera River from Rwanda.
Starting in mid-July, 2014 fishermen in Northern Burundi who lived by Lake Rweru would discover several male corpses all of which in various states of decomposition and wrapped in white plastic bags floating on the surface of the lake. As the fishermen depend on the lake for their livelihood the discovery of the bodies caused panic due to the health concerns associated with bodies decomposing in their lake.
The Burundian police collected the bodies and started to investigate however they would keep appearing with all of them being wrapped in white plastic with one exception the body of a naked woman was found decomposed in the same lake. On August 19 two bodies would be found and from August 24 - 25 5 corpses would be found. By the end of August alone a total of at least 40 corpses were recovered from the lake. None of the bodies were identified and no cause of death or how long they were in the lake has ever been determined but given the circumstances of their discovery foul play is very likely.
During initial investigations Burundian officials determined that the bodies were not Burundian and that they were actually Rwandan nationals carried into the Burundian half of the lake by The Kagera River and because they assumed that they were Rwanda's citizens and that they likely died in Rwanda, Burundi claimed that the investigation was Rwanda's responsibility. However in response Rwanda report that no one on the Rwandan side of the lake had been reported missing and that since the bodies were discovered in Burundi that this matter was their responsibility to resolve. Burundi likewise claimed that no one on their side went missing and both countries denied that these unidentified bodies belonged to their citizens.
International pressure was put on both countries to conduct a joint and transparent investigation into the country but they both seemed keen on trying to dump responsibility onto each other. Rwandan police questioned villagers and fishermen living on the Rwandan side of the lake and they stated that they never saw any bodies wrapped in plastic floating on the lake at all let alone their side which Rwanda used as further evidence that Burundi had to look into the case. Some villagers however claimed that they were instructed not to speak to Burundian journalist however the Rwandan au
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Shipbuilding is becoming a way of life for Portugal. With one of the best ship repair yards in Europe, we are enjoying the previous investments. Riding this wave of fortune, we then attempted to try and improve even more, which was only met with disaster. The target for the new investment was the neglected port of Lagos. A fine target for more investment, the hope was that we could build the shipbuilding industry of Lagos to expand our capabilities. While it may not have been on par with Lisbon, there is still much to be desired. However, despite the 50,000 florin investment, there was nothing that came of it.
From the failed Lagos investment, reports have surfaced that endemic corruption and lack of activity for the local shipyards is the reason for failure. This has angered King Manuel, who recently issued reforms that was aimed at reducing the corruption that was rampant, but it seems that some areas of Portugal are still experience corruption at the top. The Conselho Consultivo Real has been tasked with entering Lagos and finding those responsible for the corruption and removing them from positions of power. They are also required to return the money they have "stolen" from the Crown, or their lands will be seized, as per the harsher laws regarding corruption as outlined by the Manueline Ordination.
While we may not make back the amount we invested, we are going to root out the corruption that is present in Lagos, ensuring that future investments into the area will not lead to the same problems. If there is unrest among the nobility, it should be pointed out that corruption will no longer be tolerated, and their crimes have been outlined in the Manueline Ordination. With renewed administration in Lagos, we will review the ability to upgrade Lagos in order to handle a large amount of shipbuilding, reducing the strain on Lisbon.
In addition to this, we have seen that our master shipwrights who are excellent in their own right, who have been able to shove more guns into a carrack. While this has slowed down the carrack, that is not necessarily a bad thing. For coastal duties or as a massive gun platform, a carrack with several guns could be useful. Therefore, King Manuel has decided to move forward with these slower but larger ships. Projected to be near 1,000
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For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
They’re on standbi
Pilot on me!!
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
When I got home, they were still there.
I won't be doing that today!
You take away their little brooms
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
It’s pronounced “Noel.”
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Bob
Nothing, it just waved
