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[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 53 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm here to ruin the joke: both the Russian and German word for "Emperor" are "named after" Caesar (Czar and Kaiser).

[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 37 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And the salad after Caesar Cardini (Italian immigrant running a restaurant in Tijuana in 1924).

[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Who was named after Gaius Julius Caesar in one way or another, though.

[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Iceman@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

Sextus? You barely know us.