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socalgal2 on Aug 30, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Cognitive load is what matters

Mort: Someone who lacks sense of life, looks dumbfounded, and has only a limited ability to learn and understand. (urban slang)

Elvis: A famous rock star

Enstein: A famous physicist

Amanda: ???

Mort, Elvis, Enstein are referencing things I've heard of before. What is Amanda referencing? is there some famous person named Amanda? Is it slang I'm unaware of?

noisy_boy on Aug 31, 2025 | [–]

She is not familiar because she is referencing things that are rare. You haven't seen an "Amanda" because she is rare. Just like common sense.

layer8 on Aug 30, 2025 | | [–]

Amanda is clearly the most beloved of those four. ;)

dudeinjapan on Aug 30, 2025 | [–]

Amanda try to be like.

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