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The '''1911 Weissersteiner-Pasten Border Incident''', also known as the '''War of Utter Tomfoolery''', the '''Battle of the Dummies''', and the '''7 Minute War''', was a short, undeclared war, between the [[Ikaranarean Father States (Pacifica)|Father States]]-controlled [[Past (Pacifica)|Past]] and the [[Weisserstein (Pacifica)|Weissersteiner Empire]] that occured in [month] [date], 1911, due to an incident involving a card game between the border guards.

The war, which lasted for 7 minutes, is claimed to be the shortest war in Pacifican history. At least 8 people, are of which are border guards, were injured due to the firefight, which was described by one source as "...utterly bemusing."

The fighting ended when the commanding officer of both sides agreed to end hostilities, citing that it was "dumb" and "utterly stupid". Both governments of Weisserstein and the Father States were informed of the border conflict nearly 2 weeks later, with the Weissersteiner report being passed off as "...a slight kerfuffle near the Pasten border."

== Background ==

=== Weissersteiner-Ikaranarean tension ===

== Impact ==

=== In meme culture ===
The war is subject to many memes throughout the years, finding relevance in Weissersteiner, Pasten, and Ikaranarean meme culture. Many take pride in claiming the war was "the shortest war in Pacifican history". Other memes involves several myths such as Captain Jones and Lieutenant Henkel.