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[–] LoreleiSankTheShip@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

We call this "fleas" in my language

[–] ReallyKinda@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Salt and pepper fight!

Snow rain

... and sound was just called "hiss" or "white noise"

[–] AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

برفک

barfak

literally "little snow"

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

Makes it sound cute. Instead of watching the news, I'll look at a little snow.

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[–] Titou@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

It's "neige" which means "snow" in french

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

just "static" in the states in the 1990s. I swear to god, sometimes I could see something in it. Could have been psychosomatic.

[–] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sometimes there was channel interference or something for sure. I know this because sometimes I would stay up late at night to try to see boobies. I don't remember the reason or channel or anything, maybe it was on an adult channel and it mostly wouldn't come through because it wasn't being paid for? Back when you othersise had to find boobies in the woods on paper, or had a friend with a single father who worked a lot.

The world was a lot more simple back then. I can't imagine the stress of being a kid today.

[–] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago

Śnieg: snow

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago

Salt and pepper fight.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago
[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

It's just static.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"Snow" in Norway. Alternatively "Snowball fight"

[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] arthur@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago

Or "chuviscado", that could mean light rain.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

Ah, Cosmic background radiation. AKA static. Sounds like: ksshhhh Comedy name: snowstorm in the arctic.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What caused this? Shit used to terrify me as a kid

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[–] Trollivier@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

In quΓ©bΓ©cois French, we would call it "neige" or "statique". Snow or static.

[–] ani@endlesstalk.org 2 points 2 years ago
[–] Jourei@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Snowfall in finnish.

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