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[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I never understood why you would name a condom brand Trojan.

[–] napoleonsdumbcousin@feddit.org 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Homer's Troja did hold out for 10 years of siege, so you could see Troja as a symbol of durability instead of reducing the name to only the Trojan Horse.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fair enough. I haven’t gotten laid in 10 years either.

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 4 points 22 hours ago

Shit, someone write an epic poem about this person's inability to get laid.

[–] eareetator@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Holds all your soldiers inside and they conquer the kingdom if they escape?

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Spoiler alert: In the story, they escape.

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 2 points 21 hours ago

If used correctly, it can hold many soldiers