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Saw these weird statue-like things in a parking lot (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/whatisthisthing

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[–] Unlocalhost 29 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Damn, I thought they were dalek's

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago

Dalek to Queen's Rook 5. Exterminate.

[–] Stamets 14 points 9 months ago

Well now I can't unsee that, dammit

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

dalek's

Explain the apostrophe. What am I not seeing?

[–] AnUnusualRelic 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Lots of people believe that the s character is dangerous and has to be segregated using apostrophes or it will attack the others and eventually destroy the alphabet.

The origins of this belief currently remains mysterious.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Lot's of people believe that the s character i's dangerou's and ha's to be s'egregated u's'ing apo's'trophe's or it will attack the other's and eventually de's'troy the alphabet.

The origin's of this belief currently remain's my's'teriou's.

FTFY