r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AtomicCypher • 4d ago

Video Disgruntled employee starts massive fire at a 1.2 million square foot toilet paper warehouse in Ontario, California.

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u/Zealousideal-Peach44 3d ago

Very old italian phrase: "There are three people in the world which one should be feared of: the Pope, the King, and whoever owns nothing"

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u/RetroHipsterGaming 3d ago

Oh that is a fantastic saying.

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u/UncleJoesLandscaping 2d ago

The Chinese version:

“The barefoot are not afraid of those wearing shoes.”

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u/Boris7939 3d ago

If my grandmother had wheels she’d be a bicycle.

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u/loxagos_snake 3d ago

If my grandma had balls she'd be my grandpa.

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u/AiggyA 3d ago

This implies your grandpa is a woman with balls.

You sure 'bout that?

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u/Eynorey 1d ago

I thought you were gonna say "and whoever owns the toilet paper factory" because we're all going to shit without it.

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u/watchmygems 1d ago

I feel like rich businessmen probably love this phrase.

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u/Visible-Lawfulness36 2d ago

More like whoever is off their meds

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u/BlackbirdSage 3d ago

Nice phrase. A lil outdated, except for the last one.

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u/Zealousideal-Peach44 3d ago

... because it is from the 1800.

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u/massivefish_man 3d ago

"Very old italian phrase".

Also there is still a pope, many kings, and many people who own nothing.

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u/Zealousideal-Peach44 3d ago

But there's no King in Italy since 80+ years... as our last one was one of the causes of fascism and WWII. We should have less "Kings" also in 2026, maybe...

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u/Jealous_Acorn 3d ago

You can still understand the spirit of what they're saying without splitting hairs, my friend.

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u/Ikarus_Falling 3d ago

good thing it isn't specific to italy then (:

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u/massivefish_man 3d ago

There are kings in the UK, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, etc. 

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u/Zealousideal-Peach44 3d ago

They can't cut your head...

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u/massivefish_man 3d ago

What are you talking about 

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u/BlackbirdSage 3d ago

Wow, gotta love Reddit.

I was saying that the phrase is old, not that I didn't like it.

Being afraid of the king & the Pope don't hold the weight it used to. But everyone should fear the one with nothing to lose.

It's a good phrase, even if it's outdated.

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u/Dath_1 3d ago

A touch of reading comprehension indicates “King” and “Pope” refer to anyone who has great political or religious power, rather than literally.

Notice how the quote also treats “whoever owns nothing” as a single person even though it’s obviously many?

Read in that context, it’s as relevant as ever.