The Uffington White Horse Feelings

im having feelings about the uffington white horse again so essentially there’s this cool horse drawn into the hills in england made out of chalk and it’s like 3,000 years old. people carved trenches 3,000 years ago and filled them with chalk in the shape of a horse but what’s interesting is that if you fail to maintain the horse by adding new chalk regularly, it will disappear. for 3,000 years, we’ve been filling in chalk in this horse so it doesn’t disappear.

A screenshot of a social media post enthusiastically explaining the Uffington White Horse, a prehistoric chalk hill figure in England. The joke is the overly emotional realization that people have maintained the giant horse for 3,000 years, making this a reaction to becoming unexpectedly invested in an obscure historical fact. EN: A screenshot of a social media post enthusiastically explaining the Uffington White Horse, a prehistoric chalk hill figure in England. The joke is the overly emotional realization that people have maintained the giant horse for 3,000 years, making this a reaction to becoming unexpectedly invested in an obscure historical fact.

• @memetutorial / 15741 2021-12-22