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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

While we're explaining our usernames...

Please stop telling me there's no such animal as a flying squid. (Not you personally, Lemmy/Reddit in general.)

It's especially annoying when it's done in a smarmy know-it-all way.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

While we are explaining actual usernames (tsonfeir). It’s the name I give to people online. Theroux Sonfeir. Which isn’t my real name of course, but if you say it fast enough it sounds like the roof is on fire