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sebastiennight on July 13, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: The fish kick may be the fastest subsurface swim s...

Can a native English speaker please explain this thread to me? (and any other lost ESL readers)

I've tried reading all these names out loud and don't get what's funny.

_9ptr on July 13, 2025 [–]

Fanny Chmelar is pronounced "Fanny Schmeller", which sounds a bit like "Fanny Smeller"

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