I told my wife that I can speak with fruits, so she handed me a small orange and said "What's this one saying? ". I replied...

I don't know, it's speaking mandarin.....šŸŠ

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psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 72d (1 reply)

Tfw you want to use this but you speak mandarin šŸ’€

late_list@piefed.zip · 21 pts · 72d

That's when you say, "he told me a joke, but it only works in mandarin."

ZERONOVABLOSSOM@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 72d

Thanks dad, I’m stealing this one!

unitedwithme@lemmy.today · 13 pts · 72d

That's bananas!!

state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 72d

Sounds like pandering.

WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 72d (2 replies)

Having Boomer parents unfortunately made me afraid "fruits" was being used as a gay slur before the punchline.

Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 72d (1 reply)

Not all boomers are racist or homophobic thats an individual level problem

WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 71d

Never said it did. In fact my parents really weren't, either, but they came from a time where such denigrating terms were much more widely used without people even thinking about it - it was just what they were used to. I mentioned it more to give context for where I learned the term from.