ickplant@lemmy.worldM to Opossums@lemmy.world · 3 days agoAre you a real patriot?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1365arrow-down16
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minus-squareNorgur@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·3 days agoWhat has my patriotism got to do with some rodent on another continent?
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoIt’s a marsupial, not a rodent.
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoReal patriots love unique animals on any continent!
minus-squareFireTower@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agohttps://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/word-history-patriot Fun entomology fact: The modern understanding of the word is directly connected to the people of that continent. But for the success of the American revolution, you might be deeply offended to be called patriotic.
What has my patriotism got to do with some rodent on another continent?
It’s a marsupial, not a rodent.
Its name rhymes with awesome
Real patriots love unique animals on any continent!
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/word-history-patriot
Fun entomology fact: The modern understanding of the word is directly connected to the people of that continent. But for the success of the American revolution, you might be deeply offended to be called patriotic.