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[โ€“] lvxferre@mander.xyz 8 points 1 month ago

[Speaking as a mod] I'd prefer if people posted memes and stuff like this in !linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works. That said I'd rather not be the sort of "STOP HAVING FUN!!!!" e-janny, so I'm not removing this post. (See r5, have fun.)

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