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I did not have "Potato Famine 2: Now with Fewer Potatoes" on my bingo card for climate change
I probably should have given the first one was the reason my family came to America back in the day
What did the Brits do now?
The industrial revolution
On the bright side, British psychopaths aren't in charge of how Irish trade works so they can't prioritize landlord profit and British farmer profit. The last potato famine was only a famine because the British were evil and in charge of Ireland.
Careful with jokes on this one, you might get punched by a ginger