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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by wincy on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:15PM (#26999447)
Just as funny as something like Takeshita, which is a real Japanese surname.

If I was working with someone with that last name I definitely wouldn’t bring it up.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by hpkuarg on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:33PM (#26999647)
Can confirm, went to (an English-speaking) school with a Takeshita. Juvenile jokes were had.
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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by Rapzid on Friday April 30, 2021 @07:10PM (#27000740)
It sounds better than it reads with the appropriate pronunciation, but with a western accent.
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