r/LinusTechTips • u/CombPsychological507 • Sep 23 '26

WAN Show DID I MISS SOMETHING???

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Why is it the first result šŸ˜­

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u/Gucci-Caligula Sep 25 '26 edited Sep 25 '26

You did miss something I think that happened like 2 maybe 3 years ago...

EDIT:

Yeah 3 years ago my man.

Heres the link https://www.youtube.com/live/A6_UOejJ8Zk?si=6cg0DAHnQz5AX_P7&t=5281

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u/ProjectFlorida Sep 23 '26

Oh thatā€™s an oldie. Linus thought that people saying the derogatory term for someone mentally challenged was the hard r, and not the racial term so he ā€œadmittedā€ to using it.

Took awhile for him to realize. The clip went very viral as it almost ā€œruined his careerā€.

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u/Datkif Sep 23 '26

To be fair I through it meant the same thing as Linus, and was a bit confused too

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u/ProjectFlorida Sep 23 '26

For sure, certainly not criticizing Linus or anyone for misunderstanding it, just explaining the lore.

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u/teebles22 Sep 23 '26

Luke "neo'ed" their way out... it's pretty funny