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squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

Why did Montreal need to prove that it's a real place? What happened to the people who called it Montimaginary

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Why did Montreal need to prove that it's a real place? What happened to the people who called it Montimaginary

squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day ago
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  • XeroxCool@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Across the river is the smaller city, Montnonfungibletoken

  • melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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    That’s because “Montreal” is French for “Mount Royale with Cheese”.

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      You know what they call cheese in Paris?

    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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      Mount Quarter Pounder? Sounds suspiciously English to me…

      Edit: Also wouldn’t Mount Royale with Cheese be Montreal avec fromage?

      • melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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        Not when Sammy Jackson says it. /s

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          Ahh, you’re correct. I forgot the Muthafuckin in the middle

  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
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    Montreal is just a subspace of Montcomplex.

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    Because Montunreal was the little engine that could.

  • potoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.world
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    Do you mean the original inhabitants of Mont? They’re still there and Montreal is still a pale imitation.

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    This is probably one of the most genuine showerthoughts I’ve seen in a while. (insert meme of man and woman in bed: woman reckons he’s thinking about other women)

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    Does real mean real or royal? While French and Spanish are different languages, they are part of the same language family. The real in Real Madrid means royal.

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    Oh, is that Bielefeld’s twin town?

    Edit: : is not ’

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