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a thing that you hang over the cot of a baby is called a "mobile"

THAT'S THE BITCH- thank youuuuu!! :D!!

92.5 calendar years ago, marcel duchamp in alexander calder's art studio, pointing at the thingy that moves: "yo this thingy that moves sure is mobile. "

#i dont know enough french to make a joke about motifs and mobiles but its there. do you see my vision???#oh dw me neither i am falling asleep as i type this coherency has left the building hahahahahhhhhhh #as in in english. guy i just looked up on wikipedia made the joke already #in french. the og wordplay i in french. it makes sense to me in italian. and im not awake enough to follow up in english #the joke is thing moves therefore mobile and also mobile means motive in french i think?? i don't speak french #i literally JUST looked it up go to sleep maiora #the joke has been complete since the 1930s im just yapping here #i barely speak english as is. aren't languages weird. they're so cool. im so sleepy i shouldnt go on language tangent #is this mic on. is anyone listening. what was i talking bout #oh yeah!!! nothing ♡#heeheehahahoohoo #this jpg has been fighting for dear life ♡#tomodachi life has cursed me for my crimes (of forgor...)#ask maiora #hello im eepy thank you stopping by have a nice dayyy

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