• Benjaben@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Wait is “Tim Onion” a silly joke riffing on Tim Apple (think that’s his name) at Apple?

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        1 month ago

        Lol yeah, except the Apple guy’s name is actually Tim Cook. But then Trump called him Tim Apple and it became a meme.

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          1 month ago

          Hmm nah, “Tim Cook”? I don’t think that’s right, pretty sure it’s Tim Apple…

          (tries to save face by pretending to double down on the “silly joke”)

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              I really wasn’t with the initial comment elsewhere. Oldish brain full of too much stuff shortcutted a real vague memory straight to “yeah that guy Tim Apple” lol

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                I don’t blame you; the fact that it was funny made everyone refer to him as such and it stuck. for years now.