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[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 253 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Read July 1990 as a date not: in July, 1990 people

[–] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 86 points 2 years ago (2 children)

God thank you for the clarification. For a quick second I thought I had jumped the timeline to one where Clinton handled COVID.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"I did not have sexual relations with that chinese bat"

[–] Metatronz@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Sure you didn't, buddy. We know it was thick and don't blame ya.

[–] scottywh@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I too was perplexed... 😂

[–] knorke3@lemm.ee 42 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Read "read" as imperative rather than past tense

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

mentally inserted a comma between past and tense, tense

[–] June@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lmao so did I. I was so confused.

[–] MartinXYZ@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it took me way too long.

[–] triclops6@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago

Read "Read" as a command instead of a past tense :)

Tough day for keyboards today

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I will send back this PR as an incorrect date format, I already am triggered by this lack of a comma