「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 days agoIf Bill Gates get involved in a scandal, is it now called a Billgate?message-squaremessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1240arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up1224arrow-down1message-squareIf Bill Gates get involved in a scandal, is it now called a Billgate?「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square25linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejcorvera@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·6 days agoWe really need to stop affixing -gate on to every conspiracy and scandal.
minus-squareKacarott@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up13·6 days agoThat’s outrageous. What you are suggesting is gategate!
minus-squareSanctimoniousApe@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·6 days agoYou can’t just take it away - ya gotta come up with a good replacement that’ll catch on even better so people will switch.
minus-squarerockerface🇺🇦@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days ago-slop seems to have already caught on
minus-squareSanctimoniousApe@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoGates-slop. Sounds like a mess made in the bedroom.
minus-squareZoteTheMighty@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up12·6 days agoThe problem isn’t the -gate suffix, it’s that we’ve had a once-in-a-decade scandal each month for the last 10 years.
minus-squarejcorvera@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoThing is, the most recent findings go back almost 15 or more…
We really need to stop affixing
-gateon to every conspiracy and scandal.That’s outrageous. What you are suggesting is gategate!
You can’t just take it away - ya gotta come up with a good replacement that’ll catch on even better so people will switch.
-slop seems to have already caught on
Gates-slop. Sounds like a mess made in the bedroom.
The problem isn’t the -gate suffix, it’s that we’ve had a once-in-a-decade scandal each month for the last 10 years.
Thing is, the most recent findings go back almost 15 or more…