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[–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I was today years old when I realised that "When life gives you lemons" might be a metaphor for bitter/sour situations you experience but are outside your own control...

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What did you think the expression meant?

Like if life gives you oranges, make orange juice, just because that’s what it’s made with?

[–] hex@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah i always just took it for granted too

[–] quantumcrop@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

It’s for quartz—or ⁴⁄₄ for short—when you get it wrong tho