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notLOL t1_j6f7c8p wrote

Reply to comment by ZevVeli in ELI5: How do they come up with names for countries in foreign languages? by bentobam

TIL the game telephone was invented before an actual telephone

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ButternutSasquatch t1_j6gf4pu wrote

TIL they came to tell a fawn to wash in fences. Beef or an axe you alt-elephant.

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notLOL t1_j6giyyw wrote

/r/boneappletea for more accidental telephone game players

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BrotherM t1_j6gplde wrote

They used to call the game "Chinese Whispers" ;-)

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