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[–] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 70 points 10 months ago (7 children)

What if water is also the oldest nickname and its been so long that we forgot what the real name was

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 28 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Anyone who discovers water's actual name would have total power over it and command all the seas. Turns out water was actually an eldritch demon whose only purpose was to create a legion of legions of living creatures entirely dependent on it for their survival. One day the being that is water will be ready and their grander plans will see us all conquering the stars.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I am Mr Nimbus!

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He’s gonna say that a lot.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

He controls the police

[–] Scavenger_Solardaddy@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

You need to relax, bud.

[–] variants@possumpat.io 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Probably was like walterburg fluid and eventually simplified to waduh

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That's actually speculated to be the case with the word "bear." There was a superstition that saying its true name might summon it.

[–] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Bears were the original voldemort

[–] lordmauve@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago

Dihydrogen monoxide.