Comment on alpha

Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• portuga@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Schenkel translates to “deer fucker” in german, I dunno I’m just making this up

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  • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “Thigh”, actually :-)

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• eronth@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think probably you’re too German. It’s kind of a goofy name from an English point of view. And, for clarity, we don’t necessarily generally think German names are particularly goofy.

  Either that or I’m missing what the guy is referencing.

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  • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thanks for your perspective.

    For a moment I was wondering if it’s the similarity to the Israeli currency Shekel, but that doesn’t make sense to me either.

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    • eronth@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Shekel also sounds funny to us. It might be related to how it sounds kinda similar to shekel, but I think he’s just noting that the goofy-sounding name is real.

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• NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I don’t get it either. It’s not like he’s called Wanker or anything.

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• Rubanski@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I was thinking maybe because of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, being kind of the alpha of the reindeer herd? No idea, really

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• madcaesar@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Isn’t Schenkel thigh in German?

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