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Fan nicknames

poteto 🥔Tibo 🔁potibo

Also: Tibo is 🍟 (he's French), she is 🥔. Fries vs potato, same root.

“@thsottiaux come back”

Where it's from
🥔 poteto · Original post ↗
What it means
He went quiet for a day; three words from her and he was back within half an hour. It became the official 'summon' spell.
How to use it
When a friend vanishes from the group chat: “@friend come back”.

“Just kidding, today is a reset.”

Where it's from
🔁 Tibo · Original post ↗
What it means
His 28-day challenge: every day either ships something or resets usage limits. The fake-out tease before a reset became his signature.
How to use it
Over-promise, then deliver the classic: “jk, today is a reset.”

“I smell fear”

Where it's from
🥔 poteto · Original post ↗
What it means
Oct 3: he claimed there were already more dots than bots. She replied “I smell fear”, the first round of the rivalry. Three days later he threw the same line back at her bot post.
How to use it
Reply when a rival suddenly gets loud: “I smell fear.” Answer: “you can post without fear now.”

“Now you can eat french fries 50% faster”

Where it's from
🥔 poteto · Original post ↗
What it means
Tibo is French; poteto is a potato. It started on Oct 3 with his “i had french fries for lunch”; from then on he was 🍟 and every speed-up turned into a fries joke.
How to use it
Any ‘X% faster’ announcement: “now you can eat french fries X% faster”.

“Mashed @poteto on the house.”

Where it's from
🔁 Tibo · Original post ↗
What it means
On a reset day he served ‘mashed poteto on the house’. Her reply: “back for more?” Potato puns are fair game for both sides.
How to use it
Offering a freebie: “mashed potato on the house”.

“be a potato instead”

Where it's from
🥔 poteto · Original post ↗
What it means
His viral “Don't be a tool.” got her answer: “be a potato instead.” Peak poteto energy.
How to use it
When someone says don't be X: “be a potato instead.”

“tibo@mail.grokbot.com”

Where it's from
🥔 poteto · Original post ↗
What it means
She named her own AI teammate after him: the bot is ‘tibot’ and its inbox is tibo@mail.grokbot.com. Living rent-free, both ways.
How to use it
Name your new thing after your rival. Highest form of respect.

“poteto.com has landed / i cant afford tibo.com”

Where it's from
🔁 Tibo · Original post ↗
What it means
He launched poteto.com (3M views). She found tibo.com belongs to a drilling company, couldn't afford it, so she built tibo.dog instead.
How to use it
Can't get the perfect thing? Get the funnier one.

“Dot still autocorrects to dog”

Where it's from
🔁 Tibo · Original post ↗
What it means
His phone keeps turning “dot” into “dog”, the day before her game went live at tibo.dog. Coincidence? (She swears yes.)
How to use it
Blame autocorrect for anything.

“there is still time”

Where it's from
🔁 Tibo · Original post ↗
What it means
Near the end of his 28 days: “lend me some of your strength, there is still time.” A shōnen-anime line in a product launch.
How to use it
Before a deadline: “there is still time.”

“Waiting for today’s ship”

Where it's from
🔁 Tibo · Original post ↗
What it means
She calls her team ‘The Ship Company’ and ships daily; he started publicly waiting for her daily ship. Rivals keeping each other honest.
How to use it
Nudge a friend: “waiting for today's ship”.

“May the b/dots thrive in this world.”

Where it's from
🔁 Tibo · Original post ↗
What it means
After a long night of jabs he signed off: may bots and dots both thrive. She: “gg”. The rivalry has a sportsmanship rule.
How to use it
End any argument with: “gg”.

“i swear this was not planned”

Where it's from
🥔 poteto · Original post ↗
What it means
Day 28 she launched a game about him. She swore it wasn't planned; he said they'd planned it together for months. The audience still can't tell who's joking.
How to use it
When two things line up too perfectly: “i swear this was not planned”.
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