• dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net
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    27 days ago

    “Dick” is archaic American slang for “the truth.” Although as another commenter said, there is an element of “they knew” here, because “dick” meant “penis” before the more innocuous usage came around.

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      26 days ago

      I’m tossing my vote in for “solid dick” which meant “hard truth “ or straight talk.
      I feel like this explains the white gap to the right of the text line

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        6 days ago

        I haven’t found evidence of this, other than the obviously edited Marvel comics panel, let alone this one.

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          6 days ago

          What? You think people just go on the internet and tell lies?

          Maybe it just means “can you take Richard?”.