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p is for pHunky (mander.xyz)
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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I don't get what the joke is

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Nobody actually knows what the p means but we keep using it anyway. The guy who coined it is long dead.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Doesn't it mean "potential" ?

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, and also, whoosh

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I thought it was "power". That's probably wrong though.

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