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xkcd #3252: Ancestral Genomes (imgs.xkcd.com)

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xkcd #3252: Ancestral Genomes

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SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH: No further research is needed as it is frankly none of our business.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3252/

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[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 11 points 1 week ago

I've seen both, but then I'm an old geez-er.

But, seriously - since it's usually used by religious types to stand in for saying "Jesus" because they're afraid of "using the Lord's name in vain" (a frequently misinterpreted concept), "Jeez" does make more sense.