The Liquid That Pours By Itself…

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1. September 4, 2025

   @NoahPrice-ml5yz

   The Sludge has been awakened.

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2. September 4, 2025

   @kat-od3wo

   then straighten it

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3. September 4, 2025

   @D4_1049

   Does it taste good tho 😋

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4. September 4, 2025

   @RolandImissmywife

   looks tasty, just like jello

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5. September 4, 2025

   @nicktanicosilva2582

   Wish classes were this creative

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6. September 4, 2025

   @MarkSzentgyorgyi

   Lake Chaubunagungamaug, also known as Webster Lake, is a lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts. It is located near the state’s border with Connecticut and has a surface area of 1,442 acres (2.253 sq mi). Since 1921, the lake has also been known by a much longer name having 45 letters comprising fourteen syllables: Lake Char­gogg­a­gogg­man­chaugg­a­gogg­chau­bun­a­gung­a­maugg. The lake has become famous beyond Central Massachusetts for having the longest name of any geographic feature in all of the United States.The lake's name comes from the Algonquian language of the Nipmuc and is often said to mean, "Fishing Place at the Boundaries—Neutral Meeting Grounds".[1] A more fitting translation is "lake divided by islands", according to anthropologist Ives Goddard.[2] The most memorable translation, however, is supposedly: "You fish on your side; we fish on our side; nobody fish in the middle."

   Today, "Webster Lake" may be the name most used, but some (including many residents of Webster) take pride in reeling off the longer versions. This lake has several alternative names. Lake Chaubunagungamaug is the name of the lake as recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior,[3] and is the name appearing in the earliest local records.[2]

   Algonquian-speaking people had several different names for the lake as recorded on old maps and historical records. However, all of these were similar in part and had almost the same translation. Among other early names were "Chabanaguncamogue" and "Chaubanagogum".[4] Early town records show the name as "Chabunagungamaug Pond", which was also the name of the local Nipmuc town (recorded in 1668 and 1674 with somewhat different spellings). This has been translated as "boundary fishing place",[5] but something close to "fishing place at the boundary" or "that which is a divided island lake" may be more accurate.[6]

   A 1795 map of Massachusetts indicated the name, using the long form's first eight syllables, as "Chargoggagoggmanchoggagogg".[7] A survey of the lake done in 1830 lists the name as "Chaubunagungamaugg", the six-syllable older name. The following year, both Dudley and Oxford, which then adjoined the lake, filed maps listing the lake by its eight-syllable form, as "Chargoggagoggmanchoggagogg".[4] Anthropologist Ives Goddard considers that 1831 name to be a cartographer's creation that corrupted the actual name while confusing this lake with nearby Manchaug Pond.[2]

   Long name
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   The exaggerated name "Lake Char­gogg­a­gogg­man­chaugg­a­gogg­chau­bun­a­gung­a­maugg" (/ˌleɪk tʃərˈɡɒɡəɡɒɡˌmænˈtʃɔːɡəɡɒɡtʃəˌbʌnəˈɡʌŋɡəmɔːɡ/)[8][9] is a 45-letter alternative name for this body of fresh water, often cited as the longest place name in the United States[10] and one of the longest in the world. Many area residents and the official website of the town of Webster consider the longer version correct.[11]

   Patch using longer name of lake
   The humorous translation is: "You fish on your side, I'll fish on my side, and no one shall fish in the middle". Its humorous translation was perhaps invented by Laurence J. Daly, editor of The Webster Times.[1][12] According to Ives Goddard, Curator of Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution, Daly created this "monstrosity" around 1921, though this is probably not correct, as the name was in use as early as c. 1910 on postcards.[2]

   The lakeside
   Spellings of the long name vary; in 2009, following six years of press reports, the local Chamber of Commerce agreed to have the spelling changed on its signs, but a 45-letter version of the name arrayed in a semicircle is still used.[13] Webster public schools use one long form of the name in various capacities.[4][14]

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7. September 4, 2025

   @MrShardok

   Come il catarro sputato

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8. September 4, 2025

   @BryanSchaeber

   14th century Christians would call this witchcraft, then behead you
   Maybe 22nd century Christians too considering their recent behavior

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9. September 4, 2025

   @RickRorose

   Flubber!

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10. September 5, 2025

    @markboheman5691

    Except you changed the position of the beaker. 😅

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11. September 5, 2025

    @mlgn0sc0p3r5

    That first nose drip

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12. September 5, 2025

    @outyomind5150

    My lube does the same thing

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