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Archaeologists have uncovered a “folding chair” from the 7th century AD during excavations in the village of Endsee, located in Middle Franconia, Germany.

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[–] DonPiano@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Skua@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Well it's a folding chair, so immediately after being discovered a wrestler used it as a bludgeon

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

So you can hear me?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The history of wanting chairs, but storing chairs takes up so much space.

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Our pains were truly their pains

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Not really, they had folding chairs!

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I can't wait for the Ancient Aliens episode about Monday night RAW in the 600's

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Didn’t the Romans have folding curule chairs?

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes they did it was a sign of holding imperium.

[–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

So, Roman people are old people. They’ll just bring their folding chairs.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

FOLDING CHAIR

We get it. Stop screaming.