The reason no-one can figure out the pun in your birthday pet is that you misspelled it.
It should be Mimicaroon. As in Mimic + Macaroon.
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awryan
November 8, 2023, 9:06am
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Based on a quick Google search this seems to be a culture spelling issue. Not an intelligence issue. It would be like claiming someone is dumb for spelling color as colour. Either spelling is fine.
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Pim
November 8, 2023, 9:33am
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This cookie comes from France as far as I know, there it is spelled as macaron.
Pet name is correct
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Macarons and macaroons are entirely separate things and the devs have indeed used the correct term. I understood the pun immediately.
A macaron (/ˌmækəˈrɒn/ MAK-ə-RON, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French: [makaʁɔ̃] ⓘ)
or French macaroon (/ˌmækəˈruːn/ MAK-ə-ROON)
is a sweet meringue-based confection made with egg white, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond meal, and often food colouring.
According to legend, the macaron was introduced in France during the Re...
A macaroon (/ˌmækəˈruːn/ MAK-ə-ROON) is a small cake or cookie, typically made from ground almonds (the original main ingredient), coconut or other nuts (or even potato), with sugar and sometimes flavourings (e.g. honey, vanilla, spices), food colouring, glacé cherries, jam or a chocolate coating; or a combination of these or other ingredients. Some recipes use sweetened condensed milk. Macaroons are sometimes baked on edible rice paper placed on a baking tray.
The name "macaroon" comes from the...
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Hello Starlite, I’m no-one.
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Kelana
November 8, 2023, 10:05pm
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Starlite:
The reason no-one can figure out the pun in your birthday pet is that you misspelled it.
It should be Mimicaroon. As in Mimic + Macaroon.
Is there something in the water at your office that is making you all dumber? Sorry, but that’s exactly how it looks from this side.
You know, even if you’d been correct, that would have been incredibly and unnecessarily rude.
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Bramble
November 8, 2023, 11:08pm
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Hello
@Starlite
This is not a bug, and the spelling is as intended.
Please remember to keep your posts civil and in accordance with the Community Guidelines.
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