• Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
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    4 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

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

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

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

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

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          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!

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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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      3 days ago

      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)