• @[email protected]
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    174 days ago

    Huh, it’s common as in Australia.

    Never thought of it as an Australian word. Odds are it has its roots in England though I guess

    • Dragon Rider (drag)
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      124 days ago

      In Harry Potter, an English book, the Dursleys are from Little Whinging, because Rowling has no imagination.

        • @[email protected]
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          -33 days ago

          Are you one of those people that whinged about Marvel having a character named Wong, when the actor who portrayed Wong, was named Wong?

          • @[email protected]
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            53 days ago

            What? No. What does that have to do with anything? I’m talking about names like Draco Malfoy.

      • @[email protected]
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        53 days ago

        She didn’t plagiarise all of Harry potter though so she must have some imagination. Creatively bankrupt might be more apt

        • Dragon Rider (drag)
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          63 days ago

          Rowling’s goblins? Based on a racist caricature

          The house elves? Wouldn’t you know it, also based on a racist caricature

          Centaurs? You guessed it! Based on a racist caricature!

    • @IMongoose
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      It’s like these people don’t even watch bluey smh my head

      • Andy
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        Yeah, somehow there really do be people who haven’t seen bluey. Crazy. It’s 2025 people.

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      My Geordie friend uses it a lot, I think you’re right on the money.

      (Geordies are from the region around Newcastle upon Tyne from what he told me, so part of northern England)