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[–] Whitebrow@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We do have a shitty ai data center up here

[–] worhui@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So there is a joke in the USA that if you don't have a girlfriend you pretend you have one. She's always super pretty, but your friends can never meet her because she lives in Canada.

[–] jeeva@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'm now curious to know if this joke was around before Avenue Q or not.

https://youtu.be/tLlLaJlk56k

Edit: sounds like a yes!

[–] Wbear@lemmy.zip 2 points 20 hours ago

It definitely was. The song is playing on the pre existing trope... that"s just a broader / adult version of "she goes to another school."