>>129907
>Cook went looking for a prisoner dump
Yahwhatnow
Cook was just wandering around looking at stars when *bump*, oh, look at that, land, blackfellas, funny-lookin animals, well, okay, back in the boat, I'm sure this'll be interesting to someone
Took another 17 years before they thought, "Now where can we dump miscreants now that America aint an option?"
>Britain loses american penal colony over some tax dispute
>dumps 8ch on terra nullus
>sweep blackfellas off the porch when they come with a title document and rental demand
>governors sell all the land to themselves or their mates. become wealthy sheep dippers
>London doesn't give a fuck
>gold. every bastard comes. only one who makes money sells the shovels
>government says pay moar rent. miners say gtfo. punches thrown.
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