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「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 hours ago

If Bill Gates get involved in a scandal, is it now called a Billgate?

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If Bill Gates get involved in a scandal, is it now called a Billgate?

「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 hours ago
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Context: Scandals are commonly appended by the suffix -gate, named after the Watergate Scandal

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    We really need to stop affixing -gate on to every conspiracy and scandal.

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      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.

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        Thing is, the most recent findings go back almost 15 or more…

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      That’s outrageous. What you are suggesting is gategate!

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      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.

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        -slop seems to have already caught on

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          Gates-slop. Sounds like a mess made in the bedroom.

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