castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square65linkfedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.mlcastiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square65linkfedilinkfile-text
Mine is “guinea pig” originating in andes (not guinea) and them being not-a-pig type, whole thing is just wrong.
minus-squareSpacePanda@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoThere is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact its all dark.
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 months agoBoth sides are dark and lit for equal amounts of time. That’s why it’s a misnomer. “Far” side is the better term.
minus-squaredavel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 months agoIt’s a quote from the eponymous Pink Floyd album.
minus-squareCollatz_problem [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThe only thing that makes it look light is the sun.
There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact its all dark.
Both sides are dark and lit for equal amounts of time. That’s why it’s a misnomer. “Far” side is the better term.
It’s a quote from the eponymous Pink Floyd album.
Yes! Thank you :) lol
The only thing that makes it look light is the sun.