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		MollyRealized on Oct 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Getting my daily news from a dot matrix printer whelmed = overwhelmed https://www.ragan.com/comms-etymology-can-you-just-be-whelme...

SllX on Oct 5, 2024 [–]

Perhaps. But:

"You're overwhelmed, Freeze was underwhelmed. Why isn't anyone ever just whelmed?" https://youtu.be/UdBcnRFN4Vg

Also: https://youtu.be/4u63ciF_r0g

Tijdreiziger on Oct 5, 2024 | [–]

https://youtube.com/shorts/Z9ifuTpljg0

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