#vaguely knew the story bc of the photo of the guy jorkin it. oh my god

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I’m fucking crying I was talking about smth and she was like “oh this reminds me of a story where a guy was like fossilised or something and he was just jorkin it” and I’m like brother. Pompeii? she stops. she stops. “yes…?” I’m like don’t do this to me. Pompeii. most famous volcano related accident in history or whatever. Pompeii. in Italy. old as all fuck civilisation come on. do you not know the story of Pompeii? “I don’t know the story-“ THE STORY IS THE VOLCANO THAT BURIED THEM ALIVE AND FOSSILISED THEM THATS THE STORY. BC THE CITY WAS FURTHER DOWN THE VOLCANO OR WHATEVER. POMPEII. COME ON. “Well I knew the story but not that it was Pompeii I never connected the dots” HUH??? NEVER CONNECTED THE DOTS??? so I ask her. if someone asked you “what happened in Pompeii?” or “what city was buried by a volcano after it erupted?” would you be able to answer? “no, but I can now” I’m like tell me you’re taking the fucking piss. you didn’t know about Pompeii? “no”

SHES MY AGE??? SHES 23 IM 24. GIRL WE LEARNT THIS IN FUCKING SCHOOL I SWEAR??? IM IN SHOCK????? LIKE I GUESS PEOPLE FORGET THINGS OR WHATEVER BUT POMPEII??? YOU DIDNT KNOW POMPEII????? PEOPLE WOULDNT ASK YOU THAT QUESTION BC THEY ASSUME OTHERS OUR AGE KNOW ABOUT POMPEII?????