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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@slrpnk.net 26 points 11 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@slrpnk.net 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Wait more than one person says it like this?

[–] tyler@programming.dev 5 points 11 months ago

I thought that was what it was as well…

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 4 points 11 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 11 months ago

Slurpnik gang!

[–] Eol@sh.itjust.works 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

A glizzy guzzler would have slurping on their mind.

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

I live what I love, what can I say

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 18 points 11 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 11 months ago

I do love me some sustainable environment

[–] dillekant@slrpnk.net 10 points 11 months ago

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

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 11 months ago

Slurping up that solar energy!

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 11 months ago

Slrpnik is our satellite.

[–] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

lol

lmao

etc

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 7 points 11 months ago

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

[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 6 points 11 months ago

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

[–] anzo@programming.dev 5 points 11 months ago

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

[–] unreachable@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Slipper punk, a Cinderella themed anti monarchist aesthetic.