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submitted 2 years ago by ruk_n_rul@monyet.cc to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] saxysammyp@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I’m missing the joke I think..

[–] ruk_n_rul@monyet.cc 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"expired without issue" has a whole different meaning to historians/nobility/royalty:

explanation of the joke

expire: die
issue: children
and thus:
expire without issue: die childless

which is a problem with royalties since it means their line of succession ends.