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[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 115 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Before there were trains, there were the ships.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Before there were ships, there were horses.

And I know what you're going to say. Yeah, but before there were horses there wer-NO. Nothing existed before horses, and I'll hear no more of that slander anti-horse talk.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Before that, the pilgrims rode rocks

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 12 points 2 weeks ago

thus the wheel of time revolves

https://vimeo.com/161019002

[–] lastweakness@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Before that, there were unicorns

[–] OlPatchy2Eyes@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

Reindeer, apparently.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

They don't have the same appeal though. Trains are better