First time I heard of it was in the context of dogecoin which I assumed was something inspired by the Venetian Republic.
wow
Good slam on the mentally handicapped, though. Good for you.
Perhaps you confuse intentional subversion of form with arrant ignorance of same. Judging from my occasional trawls through the reeking open sewer that is 4chan, I'd call the latter plausible, at the very least.