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pseydtonne  ·  3749 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Nine things to avoid when starting your Caliphate

Go to 1172, when rabbits are introduced to England. They devour the thickets and brush of the island, making the dense and unwalkable forest between the old walls of London and the newer port at Westminster easier to traverse.

That walk once took a day. I did it in an hour and a half because I was loafing.