this post was submitted on 01 May 2024
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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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[–] Vegan_Joe@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If you are a running batter in baseball (where the term originated), then the ball being thrown from left field seems as if it came out of nowhere.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Damn, all these years and I never realized that's what it literally meant. I always knew what the expression meant figuratively but not its literal origin.

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

Ok, but it was understood what they meant