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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] AspieEgg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

To be fair, auld and old mean the same thing.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That is indeed very fair.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

And are pronounced almost the same way.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

If anyone is puzzled about the song

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne?

means

Should we forget our old friends because we haven't seen them in a while?

It's a rhetorical question, begging the answer "no" - so the cartoon is saying "I only care about people I've met recently, not old friends I havent seen in a while.