usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoThe Onion explaining a more serious reason why they bought Info Warslemmy.mlimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1784arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1784arrow-down1imageThe Onion explaining a more serious reason why they bought Info Warslemmy.mlusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBenjaben@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·23 hours agoWait is “Tim Onion” a silly joke riffing on Tim Apple (think that’s his name) at Apple?
minus-squaretroybot [he/him]@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·23 hours agoYes Tim Apple, the inventor of the Apple computer
minus-squaremoistclump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·22 hours agoNot Tim Cook, the inventor of the Cook apputer?
minus-squareBenjaben@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·22 hours agoThanks, really worried for a few there that I was cracking up
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·23 hours agoLol yeah, except the Apple guy’s name is actually Tim Cook. But then Trump called him Tim Apple and it became a meme.
minus-squareBenjaben@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·22 hours agoHmm nah, “Tim Cook”? I don’t think that’s right, pretty sure it’s Tim Apple… (tries to save face by pretending to double down on the “silly joke”)
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·17 hours agohonestly it’s much funnier if you weren’t joking
minus-squareBenjaben@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-216 hours agoI really wasn’t with the initial comment elsewhere. Oldish brain full of too much stuff shortcutted a real vague memory straight to “yeah that guy Tim Apple” lol
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 hours agoI don’t blame you; the fact that it was funny made everyone refer to him as such and it stuck. for years now.
Wait is “Tim Onion” a silly joke riffing on Tim Apple (think that’s his name) at Apple?
Yes Tim Apple, the inventor of the Apple computer
Not Tim Cook, the inventor of the Cook apputer?
Thanks, really worried for a few there that I was cracking up
Lol yeah, except the Apple guy’s name is actually Tim Cook. But then Trump called him Tim Apple and it became a meme.
Hmm nah, “Tim Cook”? I don’t think that’s right, pretty sure it’s Tim Apple…
(tries to save face by pretending to double down on the “silly joke”)
honestly it’s much funnier if you weren’t joking
I really wasn’t with the initial comment elsewhere. Oldish brain full of too much stuff shortcutted a real vague memory straight to “yeah that guy Tim Apple” lol
I don’t blame you; the fact that it was funny made everyone refer to him as such and it stuck. for years now.