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minus-squareDonut ( Donut@leminal.space ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 years agoWhy are they calling it Aafrica? Or is that just part of the other typos / spelling errors?
minus-squareScroll Responsibly ( scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up30·2 years agoThis is likely because in the song from which this meme is riffing of of, Africa is sung with an elongated “a” like “aaaafrica” Edit: Africa by Toto, 1:20 seconds in
minus-squareitslilith ( itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThat’d be pronounced like Ehfrika
minus-squareheftig ( heftig@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 years agoIt’s a reference to Toto’s song “Africa”, and in the line “I bless the rains down in Africa” the “A” gets extended a lot.
minus-squareapotheotic (she/her) ( apotheotic@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoThey did it twice so it seems intentional. Beats me though.
minus-squareDonut ( Donut@leminal.space ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoI didn’t even see the second one fully, as it was behind an icon. Thanks for spotting that one for me
minus-squareouRKaoS ( ouRKaoS@lemmy.today ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoD&D campaign changing the names of real places to keep the fantasy setting?
minus-squarenocturne ( nokturne213@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoAnyone else read that as Jackie Daytona?
Why are they calling it Aafrica? Or is that just part of the other typos / spelling errors?
This is likely because in the song from which this meme is riffing of of, Africa is sung with an elongated “a” like “aaaafrica”
Edit: Africa by Toto, 1:20 seconds in
Äfrica
That’d be pronounced like Ehfrika
Åfrica?
Ohfrika
Dammit, Āfrica?
It’s a reference to Toto’s song “Africa”, and in the line “I bless the rains down in Africa” the “A” gets extended a lot.
They did it twice so it seems intentional. Beats me though.
I didn’t even see the second one fully, as it was behind an icon. Thanks for spotting that one for me
D&D campaign changing the names of real places to keep the fantasy setting?
Anyone else read that as Jackie Daytona?