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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I would have said "wasn't Pavlov the guy who had a dog named Ruby Begonia?" and even the prof wouldn't have known what the fuck I was talking about.

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[–] hancock@retrolemmy.com 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Context on Ruby? Im lost.

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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago

"Do Ruby Begonia ring a bell?" Even more obscurely, this Flip Wilson routine was referencing an old Amos & Andy routine where they would say something like "Do the name Ruby Begonia strike a familiar note?"

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[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 point 6 months ago

Ask David Tenet.

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