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Entry of the Gladiators! (infosec.pub)
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[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

It's kind of how "nimrod" now means idiot: source forgotten, irony lost, joke missed.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I love that Bugs Bunny forever changed the meaning of Nimrod.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago

And Daffy Duck permanently altered the pronunciation of "despicable."