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“Ursa Major” sounds like a Jamaican DJ… (midwest.social)
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“Put ya claddin hands toge’dah for de one, de only… Ursa Maajaahh…brrrrrr!!!”

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Proposal to change Ursa Major and Ursa Minor to Chonky Bear and Smol Bear.

[–] PalimpsestNavigator@midwest.social 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Incredible. Seconded

[–] luciole@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

cool nickname for an ursaring too

[–] PalimpsestNavigator@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago

Sadly, I had to look that up. Ah, Pokémon… the gulf separating me from my generation.