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They're DONUT HOLES (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

There's plenty of examples of trademark names being used generically. Coke, hoover, Jacuzzi

[–] AngryishHumanoid@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Bullshit, I've never directly asked my drug dealer for coke, we use code words.

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Coincidentally my drug dealer's code word for me is hoover

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Which isn’t the case with donut holes, it used to be because Tim hortons was the only place, that’s stopped being changed over a decade ago.

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 3 points 8 months ago

I'm just happy that the meme is joking about Brits yet the only people arguing in the comments are Canadians