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[–] TheCleric@lemmy.org 3 points 22 hours ago (5 children)

Nope. It’s pronounced “desserts” but actually it’s an old phrase and is spelled “deserts.”

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 6 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Huh, well I was confidently incorrect. TIL.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

The fastest way to get the right answer is to be wrong on the internet. - Abraham Lincoln

[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Lincoln never said that!

It was Napoleon.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Napoleon… Dynamite!

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