this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2024
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[–] vrojak@kbin.social 19 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Can someone explain for a non-native speaker?

[–] kamiheku@sopuli.xyz 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Iona Lake sounds like "I own a lake"

[–] BillyTheSkidMark@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

I grew up with a school called "iona college" and you best believe we made this joke every 2 seconds

[–] Secret300@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Hahaha I didn't get it thanks

[–] street_pigeons@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Can someone explain it to the native speaker too

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

I beleive its: her name is 'Iona Lake' Could be heard as 'Im on a lake', bragging about how she is spending her time on a lake.

[–] Nougat@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"Iona" is pronounced like "I own a" - so "I own a lake."

[–] ITypeWithMyDick@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Done blame me, english is only my first and only language.

[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 1 points 2 years ago

I'm a native speaker. This "meme" is a shitpost.

[–] Darkmuch@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Weird flex but okay