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  • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ This user is from outside of this forum
    jetton@mastodon.onlineJ This user is from outside of this forum
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    Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X?
    Ask what the plural is of octopus.

    On X this will result in a vicious argument whether it is octopuses or octopi.

    Here there will be polite discussion on when one should use octopuses and when octopodes, followed by a discursion about classical Greek plurals.

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    jetton@mastodon.onlineJ bri7@social.treehouse.systemsB duchessofsnork@musicians.todayD karen5lund@mastodon.socialK S 7 Replies Last reply
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    • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

      Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X?
      Ask what the plural is of octopus.

      On X this will result in a vicious argument whether it is octopuses or octopi.

      Here there will be polite discussion on when one should use octopuses and when octopodes, followed by a discursion about classical Greek plurals.

      1/2

      jetton@mastodon.onlineJ This user is from outside of this forum
      jetton@mastodon.onlineJ This user is from outside of this forum
      jetton@mastodon.online
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      #2

      Soon there will be a number of photos of various cute cephalopods, as well as people dressed up in relevant costumes, leading to a discussion as to whether it is appropriate to refer to a fursona if it is an octopus. Consensus will soon be reached that this is indeed acceptable.

      An hour later cephalopod.social will be launched.

      The only mention of octopi will be when @dgar posts a photo of a pie with a crust shaped like an octopus.

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      monkeyninja@10base2.devM groupnebula563@mastodon.socialG dpflug@hachyderm.ioD whitecattamer@mastodon.onlineW lain_7@tldr.nettime.orgL 7 Replies Last reply
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      • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

        Soon there will be a number of photos of various cute cephalopods, as well as people dressed up in relevant costumes, leading to a discussion as to whether it is appropriate to refer to a fursona if it is an octopus. Consensus will soon be reached that this is indeed acceptable.

        An hour later cephalopod.social will be launched.

        The only mention of octopi will be when @dgar posts a photo of a pie with a crust shaped like an octopus.

        2/2

        monkeyninja@10base2.devM This user is from outside of this forum
        monkeyninja@10base2.devM This user is from outside of this forum
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        @jetton Damn it...now I'm tempted to change the name of my instance to "cephalopod.social"...

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        • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

          Soon there will be a number of photos of various cute cephalopods, as well as people dressed up in relevant costumes, leading to a discussion as to whether it is appropriate to refer to a fursona if it is an octopus. Consensus will soon be reached that this is indeed acceptable.

          An hour later cephalopod.social will be launched.

          The only mention of octopi will be when @dgar posts a photo of a pie with a crust shaped like an octopus.

          2/2

          groupnebula563@mastodon.socialG This user is from outside of this forum
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          @jetton @dgar you know what must be done

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          • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

            Soon there will be a number of photos of various cute cephalopods, as well as people dressed up in relevant costumes, leading to a discussion as to whether it is appropriate to refer to a fursona if it is an octopus. Consensus will soon be reached that this is indeed acceptable.

            An hour later cephalopod.social will be launched.

            The only mention of octopi will be when @dgar posts a photo of a pie with a crust shaped like an octopus.

            2/2

            dpflug@hachyderm.ioD This user is from outside of this forum
            dpflug@hachyderm.ioD This user is from outside of this forum
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            @jetton
            Well, and someone runs off and starts octopi.social, but just as a gag.
            @dgar

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            • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

              Soon there will be a number of photos of various cute cephalopods, as well as people dressed up in relevant costumes, leading to a discussion as to whether it is appropriate to refer to a fursona if it is an octopus. Consensus will soon be reached that this is indeed acceptable.

              An hour later cephalopod.social will be launched.

              The only mention of octopi will be when @dgar posts a photo of a pie with a crust shaped like an octopus.

              2/2

              whitecattamer@mastodon.onlineW This user is from outside of this forum
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              @jetton @dgar Cephalosona.

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              • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X?
                Ask what the plural is of octopus.

                On X this will result in a vicious argument whether it is octopuses or octopi.

                Here there will be polite discussion on when one should use octopuses and when octopodes, followed by a discursion about classical Greek plurals.

                1/2

                bri7@social.treehouse.systemsB This user is from outside of this forum
                bri7@social.treehouse.systemsB This user is from outside of this forum
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                @jetton when are we discussing the noble Icosopus

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                • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                  Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X?
                  Ask what the plural is of octopus.

                  On X this will result in a vicious argument whether it is octopuses or octopi.

                  Here there will be polite discussion on when one should use octopuses and when octopodes, followed by a discursion about classical Greek plurals.

                  1/2

                  duchessofsnork@musicians.todayD This user is from outside of this forum
                  duchessofsnork@musicians.todayD This user is from outside of this forum
                  duchessofsnork@musicians.today
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                  @jetton Don't even start with 3rd declension Latin nouns on X, they'll get their penes all bent out of shape

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                  • duchessofsnork@musicians.todayD duchessofsnork@musicians.today

                    @jetton Don't even start with 3rd declension Latin nouns on X, they'll get their penes all bent out of shape

                    duchessofsnork@musicians.todayD This user is from outside of this forum
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                    @jetton Okay, I admit, I had to look up the accusative plural, I haven't accessed Latin in a REALLY long time

                    Not as long as the Romans, though

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                    • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                      Soon there will be a number of photos of various cute cephalopods, as well as people dressed up in relevant costumes, leading to a discussion as to whether it is appropriate to refer to a fursona if it is an octopus. Consensus will soon be reached that this is indeed acceptable.

                      An hour later cephalopod.social will be launched.

                      The only mention of octopi will be when @dgar posts a photo of a pie with a crust shaped like an octopus.

                      2/2

                      lain_7@tldr.nettime.orgL This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @jetton @dgar

                      chromatophorsona

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                      • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                        Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X?
                        Ask what the plural is of octopus.

                        On X this will result in a vicious argument whether it is octopuses or octopi.

                        Here there will be polite discussion on when one should use octopuses and when octopodes, followed by a discursion about classical Greek plurals.

                        1/2

                        karen5lund@mastodon.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
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                        karen5lund@mastodon.social
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                        @jetton One octopus. Two octopuses. 3.14 octopi.

                        I don't remember who first posted this. Anyone?

                        #Octopus #Octopuses #Octopi

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                        • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                          Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X?
                          Ask what the plural is of octopus.

                          On X this will result in a vicious argument whether it is octopuses or octopi.

                          Here there will be polite discussion on when one should use octopuses and when octopodes, followed by a discursion about classical Greek plurals.

                          1/2

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                          spacelifeform@infosec.exchange
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                          @jetton

                          Cactupuses are sharp, and will not octopi your time very long.

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                          • dpflug@hachyderm.ioD dpflug@hachyderm.io

                            @jetton
                            Well, and someone runs off and starts octopi.social, but just as a gag.
                            @dgar

                            karen5lund@mastodon.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
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                            @dpflug @jetton @dgar The instance will be devoted to kraken devouring billionaires.

                            Octopi Wall Street.

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                            • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                              Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X?
                              Ask what the plural is of octopus.

                              On X this will result in a vicious argument whether it is octopuses or octopi.

                              Here there will be polite discussion on when one should use octopuses and when octopodes, followed by a discursion about classical Greek plurals.

                              1/2

                              clew@ecoevo.socialC This user is from outside of this forum
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                              octopoda!

                              Iirc they have enough gendered behaviour for this to be useful. Well, excusable. Colorable?

                              @jetton

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                              • karen5lund@mastodon.socialK karen5lund@mastodon.social

                                @dpflug @jetton @dgar The instance will be devoted to kraken devouring billionaires.

                                Octopi Wall Street.

                                20002ist@thepit.social2 This user is from outside of this forum
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                                @Karen5Lund @dpflug @jetton @dgar The best kind of tentacle porn!

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                                • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                                  Soon there will be a number of photos of various cute cephalopods, as well as people dressed up in relevant costumes, leading to a discussion as to whether it is appropriate to refer to a fursona if it is an octopus. Consensus will soon be reached that this is indeed acceptable.

                                  An hour later cephalopod.social will be launched.

                                  The only mention of octopi will be when @dgar posts a photo of a pie with a crust shaped like an octopus.

                                  2/2

                                  minego@pdx.socialM This user is from outside of this forum
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                                  @jetton I have been trying to figure out how to explain this place to my wife. I've tried, but it has never made sense to her.

                                  I just read her this. She gets it now. 10/10.

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                                  • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                                    Soon there will be a number of photos of various cute cephalopods, as well as people dressed up in relevant costumes, leading to a discussion as to whether it is appropriate to refer to a fursona if it is an octopus. Consensus will soon be reached that this is indeed acceptable.

                                    An hour later cephalopod.social will be launched.

                                    The only mention of octopi will be when @dgar posts a photo of a pie with a crust shaped like an octopus.

                                    2/2

                                    jetton@mastodon.onlineJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                    jetton@mastodon.onlineJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                                    Finally found the original octopus pie post for which I was looking. Three years ago which may be why I had trouble locating it.

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                                    • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                                      Finally found the original octopus pie post for which I was looking. Three years ago which may be why I had trouble locating it.

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                                      haggersnash@cosocial.caH This user is from outside of this forum
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                                      @jetton @dgar Is that Octopi or Tartthulu?

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                                      • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                                        Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X?
                                        Ask what the plural is of octopus.

                                        On X this will result in a vicious argument whether it is octopuses or octopi.

                                        Here there will be polite discussion on when one should use octopuses and when octopodes, followed by a discursion about classical Greek plurals.

                                        1/2

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                                        @jetton and that's not even covering the diversion of the discussion into how wrong "virii" is as a plural for a (3rd declension mass noun). And, of course, why words like "television" are eldritch abominations.

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