530
submitted 2 years ago by xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink to c/memes@lemmy.ml
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 2 years ago

I don't get it but I like it.

[-] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 70 points 2 years ago

It's a joke about the Netherlands claiming land from the sea

[-] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago

but what does "gib clay" mean?

[-] Pfosten@feddit.de 23 points 2 years ago

In the language of Polandball comics, it means "give land/territory".

"Gib" is taken from the German imperative for "give!"

Best theory is that "clay" as "land" originates from a bad machine translation.

It seems somene created a Wiki that covers these terms: https://www.polandballwiki.com/wiki/Terminology#Clay

load more comments (3 replies)
load more comments (5 replies)
load more comments (5 replies)
this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2023
530 points (100.0% liked)

Memes

51527 readers
1392 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS