This greentext was foundational to my middle school friend group’s sense of humor
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gigachad@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I feel obligated because this was posted the last time I saw this:
silver@das-eck.haus 11 hours ago
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gigachad@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I feel obligated because this was posted the last time I saw this:
This greentext was foundational to my middle school friend group’s sense of humor
RotSteinFinke@feddit.org 1 day ago
I recently learned that the word clock originally ment bell or bell chime. It’s related to the German word Glocke. So 7 o’clock = 7 bongs…
vateso5074@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Makes sense then why “clock” still has the additional meaning of “to hit.” Like “I clocked him on the head.”
FishFace@piefed.social 10 hours ago
From etymonline:
So probably not.
antsu@discuss.tchncs.de 18 hours ago
Hello there, fellow Rob Words enjoyer.
madjo@feddit.nl 1 day ago
And the o’ in o’clock means “of the clock”
Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 23 hours ago
Yes, 7 tolls of the clock