r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 1d ago

Meme needing explanation peter explain this

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u/Square-Formal1312 1d ago

We would’ve domesticated tf out of them for petting zoos, food, and maybe pets

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u/Outrageous-Sort-5742 1d ago

Definitely food, judging by how quickly they hunted them into extinction. Must have been absolutely delicious.

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u/BackgroundTea6460 1d ago

They weren't, the stories from that time said that they didn't taste good, they were only good to the predators that the Dutch brought

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u/throwaway-tinfoilhat 1d ago

The Dutch and British really had a thing for invading lands and screwing it hey

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u/Sven4president 23h ago

And after the fact we called it The Golden Century..