this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2023
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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

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[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fun fact: orange (the color) is named after orange (the fruit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(colour)#Etymology

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Colours that live up to their name.

[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Names that live up to their fruit.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago

What color would you like this wall??

Ooh the color of an orange please.

Sure thing, it's really where there isn't a word for that color, isn't it?