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Clever Comebacks

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[–] Silverseren@kbin.social 38 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Also, unusual hair colors has been in use for thousands of years, with blue hair being the most prominent color used in places like Egypt and the English Isles.

[–] VampyreOfNazareth@lemm.ee 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Bleached dreads in Scandinavian cultures is another.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Emperor 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No, they're telling the truth.

[–] olutukko@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure he meant it as a joke since lye can be used to bleach hair

[–] Emperor 7 points 9 months ago

I was pretty sure they did too.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think saying "English Isles" is a great way to piss off a lot of non-englidh people.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 9 points 9 months ago

Scots right now re-reading the wording of the Act Of Union again just in case they missed a loophole.

[–] Silverseren@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

The question is whether English Isles or British Isles is worse. Hmm...