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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jan-2023 02:53:12 UTC Robert McNees

   When Twitter crashed you got the Fail Whale. For Mastodon's downtime mascot I say we use the Flail Snail.

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jan-2023 05:33:30 UTC Robert McNees

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     This is from the AD&D 1st ed. Fiend Folio. Same book as the Flumph.

   • holothuroid@rollenspiel.social's status on Wednesday, 18-Jan-2023 05:43:50 UTC holothuroid

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     @mcnees It's actually taken from medieval manuscript margins where knights were prone to fight. Probably represents overcoming laziness

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jan-2023 05:43:50 UTC Robert McNees

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     • holothuroid

     @holothuroid yeah, I was going to post about that!

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jan-2023 05:48:36 UTC Robert McNees

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     Idk who came up with the Flail Snail, but knights fighting snails were a common motif in the marginalia of 13th and 14th century illuminated manuscripts.

     https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2013/09/knight-v-snail.html

   • Level 98 (level98@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jan-2023 05:51:34 UTC Level 98

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     @mcnees But does that mean if they fix one bug (chop one head off) two more take it's place?

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jan-2023 06:02:07 UTC Robert McNees

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     • Max Kaehn

     @mithriltabby whoa

   • Max Kaehn (mithriltabby@wandering.shop)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jan-2023 06:02:08 UTC Max Kaehn

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     @mcnees Though we should have it properly rendered with the psychedelic colors.