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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 71 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] nafzib@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yo, wtf? And I quote from that wiki article:

"The first known vending machine, created in the 1st century CE by Hero of Alexandria, dispensed holy water. This invention predates the modern concept of vending machines by nearly 2,000 years, making it seem anachronistic in ancient history."

[–] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

That sounds more like a faucet

[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Beverly, which originated from the term "beaver meadow" and has historical usage

I have questions

Like, "Beverly, are you free Saturday night?"

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Extra apropos points (apropoints?) because Theophania is also Greek.

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Imagine some parents in ancient greece deciding to name their child Java Script Object Notation.

I'm sure many objected to that

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The sons of Lehi in the book of Mormon are:

  • Laman
  • Lemuel
  • Nephi
  • Sam

I think the writer just lost interest in weird names

The writer's siblings:
Alvin
Hyrum
Sophronia
Samuel
William
Katharine
Don Carlos?
Lucy

So less lost interest in weird names and more Gary Stu

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 42 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Growing up, every kid I knew named Jason was a total fucking asshole except for one. Fuck you, Jasons (except for you, Jason, you were cool).

Now in the twilight of middle age, one of my best friends is a Jason so the universe balanced it out I guess.

[–] MightyLordJason@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] MightyLordJason@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Thanks! Knighthood for you

Hi Jason's mom

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My brother is Jason and is a bit of a nob tbh.

I do love him, and want the best for him

But he is a bit of a nob

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Sounds like an ISO standard brother to me.

[–] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I completely agree with this anomaly, but my version is Scott. Fuck all Scotts but one, he's cool.

Confirmed. I also only know one cool Scott.

[–] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

SSSSHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNN!

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Don't sleep on "Tiffany"!

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's so weird that names mean stuff and aren't just a feel. How many cultures besides Americans have names with no meaning?

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Basically all names have meaning if you trace the etymological roots back far enough - even American's. In most cases, those meanings are just unknown to the people passing them down.

[–] almost1337@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago

I have a friend named Jason; he was supposedly named after the cartoon "Jace and the Wheeled Warriors", only his dad is a bit dense and didn't know the actual title.

[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I’m 40 so half the women I know are named Jessica, the other half are Ashleys

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 days ago

And the other other half are Jennifers

[–] PotentialProblem@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Everyone I know is named Kim for some reason. Men and women. It’s confusing

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are you posting from Korea?

Haha no, but that’d make a lot of sense if I was

[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

I swear half my highschool was Melissa(s) and Stephanie(s)

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago
[–] ZeroGravitas@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] ZeroGravitas@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

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