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(It's Oregon, USA)

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[โ€“] shikogo@pawb.social 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nope, I still don't get it. Am I missing some American knowledge?

[โ€“] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 month ago

They say to donate organs (or volunteer to do so upon your death) and some people are too simple for 3-syllable words, so they pronounce Oregon as organ. So when they heard the clerk say organ, they thought they were hearing Oregon. So they're donating Oregon.