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I think we should explain the "comic today's you confuses here click if" thing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.79|108.162.215.79]] 12:27, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
 
I think we should explain the "comic today's you confuses here click if" thing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.79|108.162.215.79]] 12:27, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
 
I think RPS is Rock Paper Scissors.
 
[[User:Pickaxe24|Pickaxe24]] ([[User talk:Pickaxe24|talk]]) 01:36, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
 
:Disagree, I see no relation to Rock Paper Scissors. RPS most likely simply means Reverse Polish Sausage. [[Special:Contributions/198.41.242.88|198.41.242.88]] 08:34, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
 
 
The phrase "fixins" may originate in the South, but I would not say that it "belongs" to them, as I have heard it used by people from several Western states. I cannot say how prevalent it is outside of there, but I would venture to say that it is a common American colloquialism used by at least the South and West. {{unsigned|Highlander}}
 
:I don't know about like the Great Plains region, If that's what you mean by West, but up here in the Pacific Northwest, I've never heard fixins. Only ever in connection with the Southern dialect.[[Special:Contributions/199.27.133.75|199.27.133.75]] 18:18, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
 
:I'm from Colorado: I don't know if it's common, but I have certainly heard it (and seen it on menus). [[User:L-Space Traveler|L-Space Traveler]] ([[User talk:L-Space Traveler|talk]]) 23:51, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 
 
There is also a level of amusement for the American English speaker owing to confusion on first reading, because "postfix" has its stress (vocal emphasis) on the first syllable, as does "fixins".  So when combined, it's not clear how to parse the whole "word". --[[User:Bedunkel|BD]] ([[User talk:Bedunkel|talk]]) 04:24, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
 
:I personally read it along the lines of 'post ,fix ins; that is, with strong emphasis on post and a minor emphasis on fix. Dunno about anyone else. [[Special:Contributions/199.27.133.75|199.27.133.75]] 18:18, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
 
 
Didn't Yoda speak in Reverse Polish?  [[User:Brenda|Brenda]] ([[User talk:Brenda|talk]]) 10:12, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
 
:No, Yoda spoke in Japanese grammar. Which is not surprising, as the Jedi are (loosely) based on samurai. [[User:Nirdavo|Nirdavo]] ([[User talk:Nirdavo|talk]]) 08:15, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
 
 
I first thought it meant "Revolutions Per Second" when I saw the title. [[User:ChristmasGospel|ChristmasGospel]] ([[User talk:ChristmasGospel|talk]]) 20:27, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
 

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