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To name the Months (i.imgur.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Jakylla@sh.itjust.works to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Atrabiliousaurus@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's just a name, like the Forbidden Month or the Month of No Return, all the months have names like that in the Season of Terror.

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago

No, Finland becomes the Purge for a month, ensuring that only the strongest and craftiest Finns survive. If you see an old Finnish person, better respect them. They survived decades of annual battle royals.

[–] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

!unexpectedfuturama@lemmy.ml