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seahorse [Ohio]@midwest.socialM to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago

Historian Explains That Pepe The Frog Was Originally A Hindu Symbol

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Historian Explains That Pepe The Frog Was Originally A Hindu Symbol

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seahorse [Ohio]@midwest.socialM to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago
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EUGENE, OR—Detailing the cultural origins of an icon that is now most closely associated with Nazis, a historian told reporters Wednesday that Pepe the Frog actually dates back thousands of years and has a rich, storied history as a Hindu religious symbol. “Long before his appropriation by white supremacists and…
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    Why does the Onion have so many stories take place in Eugene, Oregon?

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      As someone from Oregon it totally makes sense to me. lol

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        Yeah, I’m in Eugene and it makes sense to me too. But why does it make sense in the Onion’s writers room… and that one episode of Futurama

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          Portlandia fandom in exile is what it is

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      You ever been there bro?

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