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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 days ago (3 children)

So are Metallica, AC/DC and Van Halen.

[–] lenuup@reddthat.com 53 points 2 days ago

"Metallica are a boy band." was not a take I expected to find today, but I think I know exactly the right people to annoy with this.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Red Hot Chili Peppers is my favorite boy band.

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I'm partial to Fall Out Boy, myself

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

yea but they dont have "boy" in the name!

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Neither does N*Sync.

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

what do you think the asterisk stands for??

[–] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's for the legal disclaimer they put on their album covers.

*NSYNC

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

I think it stands for "hyphen."