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Seinfeld says that far left woke mobs have killed comedy. He also dated a 17-year-old. (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If you are a running batter in baseball (where the term originated), then the ball being thrown from left field seems as if it came out of nowhere.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Damn, all these years and I never realized that's what it literally meant. I always knew what the expression meant figuratively but not its literal origin.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 months ago

Ok, but it was understood what they meant