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[-] Beacon@fedia.io 126 points 1 year ago

Joke explanation:

Au is the symbol for gold. So without the A, the cat only wants U

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago

I don't think we should be giving the cat uranium

[-] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Ex-fucking-cuse me? I thought this was america?!??

[-] SciencesPoulet@piaille.fr 6 points 1 year ago

@captainlezbian @Beacon I volunteer to give it myanium.

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago

I feel like there should be a hint about the periodic table or at least using the word element.

[-] abbadon420@lemm.ee 41 points 1 year ago

We're in "science memes"

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago

And my dumb ass was trying to understand what golad is

[-] DonGirses@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

totally thought I was on a different community

weird how in any other place I would never have figured it out

[-] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Damn, I was going for "Urum".. So close!

[-] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Same here

[-] introvertcatto@lemmy.blahaj.zone 53 points 1 year ago

Uranium?

[-] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I'm more of a Plutonium kind of guy. But we can still be friends.

[-] introvertcatto@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago

This town is big enough for the two of us

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

May not be too big if two plutonium guys were to meet there though.

[-] introvertcatto@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

No, we can share

[-] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 45 points 1 year ago

I wnt gold

[-] Siethron@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

You're probably dehydrated then

[-] SeaUrchinHorizon@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

I agree! Wnt-1 truly is worth gold, we wouldn't survive without this crucial developmental hormone :)))))))))))))

[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Well, how does it feel to wnt?

[-] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 year ago

helium helium

[-] HollowNaught@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I thought the joke was that you just wanted gold lol

[-] GlockenGold@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago

Was trying to figure out what urum (Aurum/gold without the A) could mean, then I remember the abbreviation...

[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Aww, shucks

[-] Vanshaj@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I didn't realise the joke until I read the community.

[-] ruk_n_rul 4 points 1 year ago

This is a tungsten joke

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