• @Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    192 months ago

    They had to stop putting lead into fuel years, and now even lead water pipes are under threat, so they need another way to lower peoples IQs to keep them mallable.

      • @Treczoks@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Thanks. But I definitely remember having read “mallable” before. Could that be a British vs. American thing?

    • @GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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      82 months ago

      back in my day they even leaded the wine!

      that’s where the phrase, “get the lead out”, became so popular.

      invite some friends over for dinner, break out the wine and one of the servants would say, “this wine is vinegar!” and then you’d whip them and scream, “get the lead out!”

    • @Blackmist@feddit.uk
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      42 months ago

      Don’t worry. Chronic underfunding of education coupled with social media means we can save money on expensive lead!

    • ZeroOne
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      2 months ago

      The word “Docile” is better suited here