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[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Can someone explain for a non-native speaker?

[–] [email protected] 37 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Iona Lake sounds like "I own a lake"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I grew up with a school called "iona college" and you best believe we made this joke every 2 seconds

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Hahaha I didn't get it thanks

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

Can someone explain it to the native speaker too

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I beleive its: her name is 'Iona Lake' Could be heard as 'Im on a lake', bragging about how she is spending her time on a lake.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

"Iona" is pronounced like "I own a" - so "I own a lake."

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Done blame me, english is only my first and only language.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I'm a native speaker. This "meme" is a shitpost.