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[–] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 71 points 2 years ago (7 children)

What if water is also the oldest nickname and its been so long that we forgot what the real name was

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Anyone who discovers water's actual name would have total power over it and command all the seas. Turns out water was actually an eldritch demon whose only purpose was to create a legion of legions of living creatures entirely dependent on it for their survival. One day the being that is water will be ready and their grander plans will see us all conquering the stars.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am Mr Nimbus!

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He’s gonna say that a lot.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

He controls the police

[–] Scavenger_Solardaddy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

You need to relax, bud.

[–] variants@possumpat.io 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Probably was like walterburg fluid and eventually simplified to waduh

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's actually speculated to be the case with the word "bear." There was a superstition that saying its true name might summon it.

[–] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Bears were the original voldemort

[–] lordmauve@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Dihydrogen monoxide.