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by NyxWulf 1094 days ago
My maternal grandfather changed his last name when he turned 18, from the German Uhren to Uhrey. If your last name bothers you, fix it.
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Lacerda69 1094 days ago
Uhren sounds fine to me, now if it was Huren i would understand
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triyambakam 1093 days ago
It was probably frequently pronounced like "urine"
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jacquesm 1093 days ago
What's wrong with renting?
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Lacerda69 1093 days ago
Its a slur for prostitutes in German ;-)
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animinog 1093 days ago
And with that in mind, you may want to re-read the post you replied to.

(That's about as close to explaining the joke as I'm willing to go.)

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Lacerda69 1093 days ago
Haha gotcha, but Huren also means renting in Dutch (with no other connotation AFAIK)
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throwaway202351 1093 days ago
But updating all your github commits to your new name is a pain. :(
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