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[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 43 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Firstly, this is great.

But more importantly, "WEAKE Gay"? I feel that in my soul. That's my spirit animal right there.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 years ago
[–] kbin_space_program@kbin.run 20 points 2 years ago (5 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago

It’s like manual DNS for phone numbers.

[–] ResoluteCatnap@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Before the internet there were phonebooks for your city and/or region which listed household and business phone numbers among other info. This is where the term "yellow pages" came from which was the section for businesses categorized by type of business ("crime fighting" here) .

[–] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You've never seen a phone book?

[–] kbin_space_program@kbin.run 36 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yes I have, just trolling the other Millenials.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

We're millennials. We don't have lawns.

[–] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

That's a relief lol

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

It's an adjustably thick paper construct used for leveling uneven furniture.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I think it's another name for those folding smartphones. They kind of look like books.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Now this is a proper banboozling.

[–] brossman 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

ok but what about the person named gay weake

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I'm sure he endured a ton of taunting as a kid, and probably as an adult too.

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did you know that ketchup was invented in Ketchum? Now you do!

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

This seems too good to be true. But also true because history be like that.