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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

A "Junk" is a type of Chinese sailing ship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_%28ship%29

But it's a pretty rare and specific term.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Thanks for linking. Was somewhat familiar, but it's such an antiquated term, even from the time of the book's publishing. Doesn't read well in modern context.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"The Mystery of the Chinese Junk"

"OMG who ordered all this stuff from Temu and Wish? We must get to the bottom of this!"

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 3 points 7 months ago

what is going on with the masthead

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 2 points 7 months ago

i fucking love captain crunch cereal