• IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    To expand on that … the same thing didn’t pan out for the word ‘goose’ … the english plural being ‘geese’ … because ‘goose’ is an old indo-european word that has thousands of years of history

    We call a Canada Goose … niska

    and the plural to niska is … niskuk

    btw … I really love this community, it’s completely stupid, off the wall and a breath of fresh air in a wilderness of chaos and hatred … I grew up in a traditional Native family and my dad was a hunter and trapper who spoke only Ojibwe-Cree … he saw how interested and excited I was to watch Star Trek TNG in the 90s and said he was amazed that people were able to travel through space like that … I had to tell him that it was all a made up show and it wasn’t real. It may have burst my bubble but it also made me realize just how great the show and acting was.

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      Star Trek really does bring everyone together! It’s a fantastic series and I wish more people were into it. My parents sort of programmed a lot of really bigoted, racist, sexist, horrible things into my brain as a child. It genuinely was Star Trek that made me realize that my parents were wrong and kinda horrible people. I do not know what kind of person I would be without Star Trek but… Well actually I’ma quote Riker on this.

      “Different? Certainly. But certainly not better.”

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        lol … I get so used to seeing you around and associating you to Star Trek memes … I thought we were in Risa community before I realized we were in the Lemmy Shitpost

        “Live, Long and Prosper … you filthy animal” … probably by some half breed Vulcan / Human from the early 22nd century.

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          I was going to mention but I wasn’t sure if it was in reaction to my username or what. Yeah I post… a lot. Sorry about that lol

          Also I approve. If I had someway to twist “peace and long life” into a Home Alone reference I 100% would. Alas my brain today has decided to have a case of the dumb.