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irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago

What's a piece of esoteric knowledge you have?

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What's a piece of esoteric knowledge you have?

irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago
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  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    https://quicksilvertranslate.com/2554/basque-words-in-english/

    Sorry for the delay

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      😂 Ok so the “regularly” in my post is doing a bit of lifting. Not too much tho (anchovy is the only other one you could possibly consider frequently used, unless you have a particularly bizarre vocabulary).

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        bilbo, meaning a sword made in Bilbao,

        Bilbo Baggins is the hero of The Hobbit, which every true lemmy user has tattooed on their left thigh.

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          I have it tattooed on my middle thigh.

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            That’s your nose!

        • FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website
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          TIL I’m not a true Lemmy user.

          • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
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            You shall not pass!

            • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
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              That’s what most of their teachers said, I bet.

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            $50.00 and I’ll keep it quiet.

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