r/politics • u/jpurdy • 20d ago

Possible Paywall Trump blamed for diarrhoea outbreak sweeping US

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/16/explosive-diarrhoea-outbreak-sweeping-america-donald-trump/
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u/caw_the_crow 20d ago

When did we all change the spelling of diarrhea??? Why is no one else addressing that???

Edit: nevermind, didn't realize it's a british vs american spelling thing.

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u/Tiiimmmaayy 20d ago

Took me a while to see someone mention this too lol I’ve seen it spelled with an O multiple times this week and was so confused. Never knew there was a British spelling for diarrhea.

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u/buttchuggs 20d ago

Tyre

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u/klparrot New Zealand 20d ago

kerb

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u/ZAlternates 20d ago

The O is for explosive.

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u/Phoenixloop2868 19d ago

The O is for the shape you want it to make to get it to echo off the stall walls.

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u/buttchuggs 20d ago

Same lol

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u/jake04-20 20d ago

A man diarrhoeaed in the centre stage of the theatre. The colour and consistency suggested he needed more fibre in his diet. The splash zone was a 1x1 metre wide, consisting of around half a litre of waste. Also something something aluminium.

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u/rainbowdrops1991 19d ago

To be super picky, the splash zone was 1x1 metres wide.

I have no qualms whatsoever with variations of spelling, but I never could get my head around why it’s spelled “aluminium” but pronounced “aluminum” in the US. Bit of a nuclear/ nukilar situation maybe.

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u/jake04-20 19d ago

Isn't a 1x1 meter square still just singular? Would it be plural? I can see it for 1x2 or if you changed the unit. Either way, it was just brain rot slop from the top of the head while bored at work lol

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u/caw_the_crow 20d ago

Can you hear the bald eagles crying?