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[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I'm stuck on where the hell these guys were finding coconuts...????

[–] hector@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Iwa Jima, guam, midway, all that pacific ocean area they fought the japanese for.

That and or a swallow based logistic system as someone else suggested.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago

A lot of WWII was fought on Pacific islands.

[–] tektite@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The swallow may fly south with the sun, or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land?

[–] SacralPlexus@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

[–] tektite@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not at all. They could be carried.

[–] qc_butter1@infosec.pub 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What -- a swallow carrying a coconut?

[–] tektite@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

It could grip it by the husk!

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

... The... Pacific theatre?

Whole bunch of tropical islands?

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Were coconuts not commonplace in Europe?

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Coconuts are tropical! This is a temperate zone!

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

So that's a no even for southern Europe, right next to the Mediterranean?🤔