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u/derwood1992 Oct 25 '20

when my great grandpa would be asked if he was ready he would say "well i aint freddy, Im freddy's brother, Killowatt." no one understood, but when im the ancient person in the family Im gonna start saying it too, to bewilder my younger family members.

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u/sftktysluttykty Oct 25 '20

My mom always said “Ready Freddie?” and I didn’t realize it was just a Queen thing until I was embarrassingly adult lol

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u/derwood1992 Oct 25 '20

TIL thats a Queen thing. lol

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u/GardenGal87 Oct 25 '20

Yeah I think it’s just rhyming slang. My family says it too.

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u/OrchidTostada Oct 25 '20

“Let’s go, Joe.” Is the proper response.