• sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
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    2 days ago

    I spent way too much time sitting in the backseat looking out the window on long family drives wondering why the fuck they kept referring to the orange cheddar cheese as “yellow” cheese. Still kind of annoys me today after decades of getting older and settling down a bit.

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      15 hours ago

      Because ‘orange’ was covered by the word ‘yellow’ until that pesky fruit made it to England and became fashionable.