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What is the origin of the lake tank image that has become a meme? (2021)

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540 points napolux | 1 comments | 20 Nov 24 13:30 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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hermitcrab ◴[20 Nov 24 15:37 UTC] No.42194833[source]▶
Germans pioneers wore white uniforms? That sounds like the worst possible colour for digging ditches, recovering tanks or camouflage (if it isn't snowing). Why would they do that? Did Hugo Boss do the design?
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Retric ◴[20 Nov 24 16:06 UTC] No.42195235[source]▶
Edit: ops, that joke wasn’t clear.

A prisoner’s uniform needs to be cheap, distinctive, and easy to spot it doesn’t need to be clean.

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