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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I still don't get it. Am I whooshing or do I just not have enough details yet? I just woke up btw...

[–] auntieclokwise@lemmy.world 16 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

The word Unix sounds very close to the word for a castrated male.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Oh my god, of course. lol, thanks!

[–] peterhorvath@mastodon.de 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

@auntieclokwise @victorz :-) What is the language on which you are thinking on?

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

If I'm reading English text, I think in English. Otherwise it varies between my native tongue and English.

[–] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 6 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

eunuchs (a word used to describe testicle-less men working for various different rulers around the world)

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago
[–] peterhorvath@mastodon.de 1 points 7 hours ago

@sbeak @victorz It is "unix car parts shop"