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what should we call cake day? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago by tilefan@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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the term "cake day" just makes me think of r*ddit. I've seen Lemon Day going around, but we probably want to avoid affiliation with lemon party.

not that we can tell anybody what to do anyway, and each instance could even have its own. anyway, it needs to be something that obviously means "anniversary" and doesn't require explanation otherwise it'll just be annoying

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[–] tilefan@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

that's not generic, that's from Reddit as far as I can tell. "anniversary" would be generic

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

it doesnt become generic unless we make it ubiquitous

mbin already has it

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 11 points 3 months ago

Yeah it's officially built in to Lemmy's web UI too.

[–] BlucifersVeinyAnus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Free slurpee day, that’s my cake day too

[–] tilefan@lemm.ee -2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

that honestly kind of chaps my ass. why not just call it "date joined"

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

awww but i like the little cake icon and everything

im not going to let the enshitification of reddit take away everything i like. im also a bit salty about 'karma'

[–] tilefan@lemm.ee -3 points 3 months ago

calling it karma was so fucking smarmy

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

chaps my ass

Huh... Never heard that one before.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Cake Day is from birthdays, mate. You know? That annual celebration of creation where there's usually cake?

Stop letting spez live in your head and just enjoy where you're at.

[–] tilefan@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

which is why I'm asking for sources of it being used prior to reddit. I'm not arguing one way or another

[–] ech@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not arguing one way or another

You literally were.

[–] tilefan@lemm.ee -2 points 3 months ago

I don't know what I'm supposed to do with people who can't just scroll up and read

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oxford English Dictionary says the first instance of the phrase "cake day" was from a diary entry in the 1800s.

[–] tilefan@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

is there a way for me to get around to the OED online pay walls so I can see the details?