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[โ€“] joe@lemmy.world 131 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My wife had a guy start at her company the same day she did, but he got fired that same day because for reasons no one understands he decided it would be wise to make his Teams (or whatever they used. Slack? I can't remember) profile picture a meme that said "Epstein didn't kill himself" or something to that effect.

It was a six figure software engineering job, too. I cannot imagine losing a job like that for such a silly, self-inflicted reason.

[โ€“] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 63 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At my last job some intern burst into Slack calling everyone "mald" for disagreeing with his sexist memes. That whole event was just a couple of hours.

[โ€“] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 58 points 1 year ago (6 children)
[โ€“] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe it's supposed to be a portmanteau of "mad" and "bald," possibly implying that we were discontent merely because of age.

The portmanteau is correct, but "malding" means that the person is balding from sheer anger.

[โ€“] Primer81@lemmy.zip 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I assume the intern meant malding? As in, he's saying everyone was upset.

[โ€“] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[โ€“] StalinIsMaiWaifu@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Similar to "coping" and "seething"

[โ€“] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm curious about the etymology. It's not in any classic lexicon.

[โ€“] GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Mad & balding is what I understand it to be.

[โ€“] HellAwaits@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You're curious about the etymology of an urban Dictionary word?

[โ€“] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Did I stutter?

[โ€“] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] undefined@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago

It's a slang term used as a verb usually. To mald is to be mad. He was calling them mad.

[โ€“] Schmeckinger@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Mad while balding.

[โ€“] Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

When you are so mad you bald

[โ€“] Little8Lost@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe maid? But i am not the original commentor

[โ€“] Schmeckinger@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

Mad while balding.

[โ€“] bazo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] WiseBeginning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I know you're joking, but the department of justice finished their investigation and found a whole lot of ineptitude and negligence, but no conspiracy

Link to PDF of report