Malgas

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[–] Malgas 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fortified with essential salts.

[–] Malgas 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

but it seems too good quality to be custom work and is definitely an official controller.

Custom official controllers are a thing.

[–] Malgas 3 points 1 month ago

That's Shreking at your enemies.

[–] Malgas 6 points 1 month ago

Love Demetri Martin.

But the real story is weirder: the color is named after the fruit. Prior to the 16th century it was "yellow-red".

Also carrots were not commonly orange when oranges arrived in Europe. The carrots we're used to were hybridized from the earlier yellow, red, and purple varieties in the late 18th century.

[–] Malgas 11 points 1 month ago

This conversation is gastro-etymology, BTW.

[–] Malgas 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just looked it up, and apparently it's /ɡɛʃ/.

Never would have guessed that.

[–] Malgas 4 points 1 month ago

Well obviously this flower is pollinated by ducks.

[–] Malgas 13 points 1 month ago

You're thinking of trademarks. Copyright doesn't work that way.

[–] Malgas 10 points 1 month ago

When public officials tamper with elections, it's election fraud.

[–] Malgas 5 points 1 month ago

The guy from the Dan Brown movie was a ninja turtle?!

[–] Malgas 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My favorite version was when Michael used it: "It's a human insult. It's devastating. You're devastated right now."

[–] Malgas 1 points 1 month ago

When I was growing up, the joke was "Nine months of rain, followed by three months of really wet weather."

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