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Isa Cocallas's avatar

Perhaps you rename as Haekmyool

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Kristen Nelson's avatar

It's a totally sound idea! Inspired!

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Catherine McFarland's avatar

Kal, thanks for the smile. You do humor well and I really look forward to your posts.

I can relate to your experience with a slight difference. I was visiting Okinawa and was really impressed by the modernistic graphics on all the signs. I was there for 2 days before it dawned on me that they weren't graphics, they were Japanese writing! (Because of the major American presence, the signs were mostly in both languages.) I was as confused as you were at the mall.

Merry Christmas

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Kristen Nelson's avatar

I’m so glad you enjoyed it — thank you for sharing this. That Okinawa story is wonderful. It’s exactly that split second when language stops resolving and just becomes shapes. Merry Christmas!

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Glenn Nyre's avatar

TLD is now a meme! 🤣

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Kristen Nelson's avatar

I may launch a GoFundMe to raise money for TLD research. Maybe do a telethon, too.

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Glenn Nyre's avatar

Perhaps a telethon. I could try to be telagenic and pleasant - with some coaching. Perhaps from our Board Chair 💺 🤔 l

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Kristen Nelson's avatar

That might tilt it into freak show territory.

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