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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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  1. Please put at least one word relevant to the post in the post title.
  2. Be nice.
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[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Chartreuse is named after a liqueur, not after wine. It's literally green.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And vermillion comes from Kermes vermilio, a red insect used to make the pigment. What's your point?

[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

My apologies, I didn't know this and stand corrected. I no longer think that one of your suggestions is stupid, I think both of them are.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com -1 points 10 months ago

Are you literate? The conversation wasn't about etymology. It was about words "feeling" a certain color. Specifically without explanation.