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For the longest time I read this instance as "slurpnik" till I saw this community in the instance (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 months ago by glizzyguzzler@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/solarpunk

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I split "slrpnk" like "slrp-nk" in my head and assumed it was something about beatniks but instead you're slurpin' (slurping what, I didn't know; I left that up to the peeps in the instance), hence I'd read "slurpnik" every time I saw the instance.

After seeing this community in the slurpnik instance I do see now that I've been denigrating y'all this entire time in my mind, and I just wanted to apologize.

Delete this if it's too offensive to be called slurpniks or if it's too off topic, thx!

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[–] dharmacurious 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've known what it stood for the whole time, but I've always pronounced it slurpnik in my head, because it's just so fun to say. Slurpnik!

[–] Track_Shovel 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Wait more than one person says it like this?

[–] tyler@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago

I thought that was what it was as well…

[–] dharmacurious 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If I can figure out how to download it and post it, I sent a voice message to a friend the day I signed up for it where I talked about it. Lol

[–] glizzyguzzler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Slurpnik gang!

[–] Eol@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

A glizzy guzzler would have slurping on their mind.

[–] glizzyguzzler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 months ago

I live what I love, what can I say

[–] Track_Shovel 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Bone-apple-tea!

Jokes aside, welcome to our little corner of the web. There is some really cool stuff here if you're even remotely interested in environmental crap. We are pretty far left on the spectrum (heck, more like anarchists), even by Lemmy standards, I think, but we are also a pretty chill bunch.

[–] glizzyguzzler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 months ago

I do love me some sustainable environment

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 months ago

Slurping up that solar energy!

[–] dillekant 10 points 3 months ago

I joined it specifically for the solarpunk and I still think of it as Slurp Nik.

[–] MalReynolds 8 points 3 months ago

Heh, welcome, look around, think a bit, you might find something useful to do.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago

Slrpnik is our satellite.

[–] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

lol

lmao

etc

[–] frankPodmore 6 points 3 months ago

Part of me still reads it as 'slur punk', which sounds appalling.

[–] anzo@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago

No hurt feelings, no need to apologize! Thanks for sharing ;)

[–] unreachable@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

slipper pink

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Slipper punk, a Cinderella themed anti monarchist aesthetic.