Ahh, the 'ole Lemmy switcheroo.
52Hold my cave bears, I'm going in!
20This was seriously one of my favorite things on Reddit. I would be happy if it had a Renaissance on Lemmy. Looks like two communities exist but they haven't gotten much traction. !lemmaroo@lemmy.world and !switcheroo@kbin.social
23Instructions clear, landed on kbin post explaining how to make it work almost immediately. 4/10
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The switcheroo!! You guys are the best.
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Bear comes from the Proto-Indo European word for brown. Proto Germanic tribes thought that using the animal’s real name (probably Arkto) would cause it to appear, hence they used the euphemism “The Brown One”. In other European languages they also use taboo naming for bear. For example in Russian, a bear is called Medved (Honey Eater) or in Old Irish it’s mathgamain (Good Calf)
43Very elaborate and interesting explanation coming from someone who wants to fuck spez
6In the defence of old Irish people everywhere, they probably WOULD make for a pretty good calf by some measures..
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Seems like Bearnia would have been a better name. I’ve seen bears there, but I’ve never seen Romans.
Plus, I suspect the bears were there first.
27Okay, but what have the Romans ever done for us?
7Took credit for road networks built by the Seleucid Empire?
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The Romans had bears and by golly the Greeks had twinks
5Some of those Romans were large, hairy gay men who liked to hang out in caves.
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