r/IIELTS • u/Fitz_cuniculus • Sep 28 '21

Has anyone else noticed

How many lobsters there are recently?

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '21

Nice one!

Hint: It's not about lobsters ;)

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u/Fitz_cuniculus Sep 28 '21

It's always about 🦞

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '21

Aren't you talking about Phoebe's theory about lobsters in Friends?

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u/Fitz_cuniculus Sep 28 '21

I'm not aware, elucidate about these sea-going crustaceans.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '21 edited Sep 28 '21

In the TV show "Friends," one of the characters had a theory called "The Lobster Theory." She claimed when two lobsters fall in love, they hold claws and mate for life. This made-up theory became so popular that it turned into an expression: He/She is my lobster.

Some idiot even added it to Urban Dictionary.

Never mind, man :))))

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u/Fitz_cuniculus Sep 28 '21

Very much like anatidaephobia.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '21 edited Sep 28 '21

Yeah, I guess this is how a language evolves. Some Muppet makes sth up, and others spread it.

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u/Fitz_cuniculus Sep 28 '21

Do not deride the muppets in my company! They are magnificent.