Post a Meme, any Meme! (no politics)

jswordy · Mar 9, 2024

winemanden said:
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Mercedes-Benz's history is proudly tied to one woman: Bertha Benz, the world’s first driver and roadside mechanic.
In 1888, she took her husband’s invention, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, and drove it over 100 kilometers. Along the way, she encountered technical difficulties and proved to be very resourceful, including using a hat pin to fix a clogged fuel line and a garter to repair a broken ignition.
Beyond her contributions to the advancement of cars, she also paved the way to #InspireInclusion for women in the industry.
Happy Women's History Month!

I saw the expanded MB post on FB. It tends to exaggerate some aspects of automotive history in favor of the company, but that's marketing!

From the U.S. Library of Congress...

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sour_grapes · Mar 9, 2024

jswordy said:
I saw the expanded MB post on FB. It tends to exaggerate some aspects of automotive history in favor of the company, but that's marketing!

From the U.S. Library of Congress...

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Imagine Frank Duryea in 1966:
"Yeah, my brother and I more-or-less invented the car."

"Uhh, sure Mr. Duryea, now let's get you back to your room in Wing C. They're serving pot roast tonight again."

jswordy · Mar 9, 2024

sour_grapes said:
Imagine Frank Duryea in 1966:
"Yeah, my brother and I more-or-less invented the car."

"Uhh, sure Mr. Duryea, now let's get you back to your room in Wing C. They're serving pot roast tonight again."

"Yeah, my brother and I independently invented and operated the first automobile in the United States and made the first commercial automobile sales in the USA."

Of course, the reply would be the same, because a younger caregiver would think they knew it all.