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[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (6 children)

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

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago

A lot of WWII was fought on Pacific islands.

[–] tektite@slrpnk.net 15 points 2 months 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 2 months ago (1 children)

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

[–] tektite@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not at all. They could be carried.

[–] qc_butter1@infosec.pub 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What -- a swallow carrying a coconut?

[–] tektite@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 months ago

It could grip it by the husk!

[–] hector@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

... The... Pacific theatre?

Whole bunch of tropical islands?

[–] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 3 points 2 months ago

In the Pacific