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Feine13 t1_j9wp9nh wrote on February 25, 2023 at 2:32 AM

Reply to comment by MasterLapp in TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973

Louse is the singular noun for lice, it was a pun, and an excellent one at that

MasterLapp t1_j9wq8ka wrote on February 25, 2023 at 2:40 AM

Oh shiiit I see it now. I'm way too thanks, high.

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dibalh t1_j9x4rmk wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:47 AM

Is it really a pun when that’s the literal etymology of the word?

ReadingRainbowRocket t1_j9xmxjr wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:13 AM

Yes.

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Feine13 t1_ja04ehj wrote on February 25, 2023 at 9:08 PM

Yes, because if their joke was of poor quality, it would be "lousy". Add the E between the S and Y and now it's a play on words