this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2025
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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 76 points 2 weeks ago (16 children)

I hope his biology teacher sees this post and beats him with his biology school book.

[–] WadeTheWizard@fedia.io 74 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

If apples and potaoes are different then why do the French call them pommes de terre?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 76 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Because their language is made of hate

[–] jehreg@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Now look up “pommes de route” and blow your mind.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It appears to be a music album. I didn't even know they were plants, much less vegetables!

[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling 4 points 2 weeks ago

The English phrase that seems to most accurately translate is horse apples.

[–] jehreg@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You didn’t dive deep enough; the album is named after something.

[–] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling 4 points 2 weeks ago

French has a unique method of coming up with swear words

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