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Wait how long has Bort been outside? (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] Bosht@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Serious question: Who is Bort? Is it just a fun misspelling? I've heard it over at least a decade and at first thought it was a Simpsons ref but now I'm seeing it in ref to Sesame Street? Idk.

[โ€“] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Not sure if this is entirely accurate, but TV Tropes has a line on it:

Brad, Bert's nephew who only appeared a few times in the 70s, is now depicted as Bort, Bert & Ernie's mentally unstable love child.