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[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)
[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 10 points 2 weeks ago

Apparently the word rust is related to the word red, but not the word dust.

[–] TheThrillOfTime@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought Entomology was the study of treebeard and his friends

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Just the tree dudes. They lost the wives.

[–] aviationeast@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Can I sell you my craft of etsymology?

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago

That would be an ecumenical matter

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I often struggle to know who that fits with epistemology.

[–] multifariace@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Ask your epidemiologist.

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe if it's a Firefly game tool...I did that there when GF9 stopped the full mats.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago
[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

Fly, you fools!

[–] nop@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Can't upvote because 420 lol.

All memes should aspire to this.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, this is double hard, isn't it. My initial thought was that it was a confusion between paedology and pedology (in my head something to do with feet!). But it's actually soil science... TIL :)

Aren't you clever