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[-] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

hell nah tim didnt invent donut holes

[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Kleenex didn't invent the tissue (I assume, I didn't Google it) but now it's basically a generic term. Same goes for timbits, people still call 'em timbits when they're from other places

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Same with a weedeater. Nobody says "string trimmer".

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

idk i don’t call a tissue a kleenex either tho, or a soda a coke etc

[-] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Linguistics cares not for invention

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