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Re:Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rathe... by jonhohle on Thursday July 20, 2023 @04:33PM (#36806346)
When the majority uses vulgarities, how does not using vulgarity make one a muppet? I’d also consider the Muppets rather avant-garde for their time, so maybe you mean it as a complement as in Gonzo, Fozzy, or Beaker (or any other pathetic Muppet).
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Re:Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rathe... by wilg on Friday July 21, 2023 @12:06AM (#36809872)
nice try
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Re:Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rathe... by jen20 on Friday July 21, 2023 @09:16AM (#36813388)
If you think the _words_ are the vulgar part of modern right wing ideology, I don't even know what to tell you.

That said, I am perhaps guilty of the same offence there - per the BBC America article "10 British Insults Americans Won't Understand" [1], a muppet is "someone who’s stupid, gullible and incapable of independent thought" - unfortunately the pearl clutching tends to extend to the typical four letter word I would use for such people.

[1]: https://www.bbcamerica.com/blogs/10-british-insults-american...

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