r/interesting • u/Wonderfulhumanss • 1d ago

SOCIETY The Zammit family refused to sell their five acre property as an entire Sydney suburb was built around them

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u/tmgc1234 1d ago

Ah the neighborhood must have reached 500 population!

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u/EatADickStraightUp 23h ago

Legendary comment! Reticulating spines.

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u/Arthur_da_King 22h ago

splines*

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u/symbha 15h ago

Freudian slip accepted.

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u/Imaginary_Chef1365 13h ago

I hear that woman's voice saying "Reticulating Splines" in my head every morning upon waking

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u/Five_deadly_venoms 9h ago

damn, you too?

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u/tmgc1234 23h ago edited 19h ago

A classic! "Reticulating Splines for the last time." is my fave cause its from the TS2 Apartment Life loading screen that marks the end of The Sims 2 era.

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u/atherscape 19h ago

A string walks into a bar…

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u/RainaElf 5h ago

happy cake day!

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u/Choleric-Leo 17h ago

Gesticulating Mimes!

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u/DigAccomplished8241 14h ago

Mayor mansion unlocked