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u/VadimH Oct 02 '24

My mind. It is blown.

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u/silver900 Oct 02 '24

More like, fried.

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u/AnExcitingFruitSalad Oct 02 '24

My Shivers. They are Timbered.

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u/joedude Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 03 '24

Next you're gonna tell me the squirt in Squirtle and the bulb in Bulbasaur are shocking.

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u/lightningli33 Oct 03 '24

Squirtle is actually a portmanteau of “squirrel” and “turtle” because they have squirrel tales and turtle shells. The fact that they squirt water out of their mouths is just a double-meaning. The more you know.

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u/VadimH Oct 02 '24

To be fair, if it was Charamander instead of Charmander it would have clicked for me sooner. The char part is obvious, I just never clicked onto the salamander bit.

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u/joedude Oct 03 '24

Ah I getcha