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[–] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 52 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well fuck. I'm a useful man..

Looks like that's useless :/

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You were simply transformed into a handyperson.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It wasn't the same as a handyman. The title "useful man" was for a servant who'd never actually serve the master.

Today it'd be a "runner" or some kind of "assistant to the assistant"

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Instigate@aussie.zone 11 points 7 months ago

Holy shit, is this why lowly assistants are colloquially called gophers?!? I never drew the connection. Sometime we just take weird words or phrases for granted without thinking about their etymology.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago