this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2023
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Enough Musk Spam

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I like Mastodon and all, but I'm never going to call a Mastodon post a "toot." It's a terrible name for a post.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When I think of the word 'toot,' the first thing that comes to mind is farting. Maybe that's just me though?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Not just you, everyone has the same thought.

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

Is it supposed to mean something else?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

A mastodon is like an elephant and they toot with their trunks. Like how a dog barks or a bird tweets.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In germany its called a "Tröt" like the sound an elephant makes. It's super fun to say. Try it! Tröt, tröt

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's funny you say that, because "the trots" means diarrhoea in many English countries. So.. Might be worse.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Haha, we call them "the runs" in the SE US, so the tots makes a lot of sense. Never heard it before now though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Yeah, that makes me feel like it's not a serious platform. I can't imagine convincing any friend to use it by saying "toots".