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GLC@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Why did you start this post with the American phrase “Rookie mistake”? You probably thought that it pithily encapsulated something to do with your point. Or maybe you’re just a… what is it you young people say? A “memelord”?

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Zip2@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
No one is sure where the term “rookie” comes from. Its first noted usage was in 1892 by Rudyard Kipling, referring to recruits in the British Army.

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- GLC@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  And “Rookie Mistake”? Is that Kipling too?
  
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  - Zip2@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    No idea, I was too busy tiktoking his cake recipes with my fellow kids.
    
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    GLC@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    You’re finally talking sense.
    
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