「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agoIf Bill Gates get involved in a scandal, is it now called a Billgate?message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIf Bill Gates get involved in a scandal, is it now called a Billgate?「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejcorvera@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWe really need to stop affixing -gate on to every conspiracy and scandal.
minus-squareSanctimoniousApe@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoYou can’t just take it away - ya gotta come up with a good replacement that’ll catch on even better so people will switch.
minus-squarerockerface🇺🇦@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months ago-slop seems to have already caught on
minus-squareSanctimoniousApe@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoGates-slop. Sounds like a mess made in the bedroom.
minus-squareKacarott@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThat’s outrageous. What you are suggesting is gategate!
minus-squareZoteTheMighty@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThe problem isn’t the -gate suffix, it’s that we’ve had a once-in-a-decade scandal each month for the last 10 years.
We really need to stop affixing
-gateon to every conspiracy and scandal.You can’t just take it away - ya gotta come up with a good replacement that’ll catch on even better so people will switch.
-slop seems to have already caught on
Gates-slop. Sounds like a mess made in the bedroom.
That’s outrageous. What you are suggesting is gategate!
The problem isn’t the -gate suffix, it’s that we’ve had a once-in-a-decade scandal each month for the last 10 years.