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Burning Up (mander.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (5 children)

In Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, the number of thieves wasn't really necessarily 40. The number was likely just chosen because 40 was an exaggerated number, much like when we'd say "I've told you a hundred million times". So 40 as a shorthand for "a huge amount" seems fitting in celcius.

[–] cosmin 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

What about 101 Dalmatians?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How did the mother dog (no I'm not gonna use that word) not die?

[–] cosmin 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The puppies did not have the same mother. Cruella had been collecting them from all over the place.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Ohhhhhh.... you just cleared up something I believed for 20 years

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