Swedish yxa is English axe?
Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017)
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Re: Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017)
#92Oh yeah, that answer is incredible. Makes me think of the "Obama Harry Potter Sonic Backpack". Don't worry thought, it can't hurt you in your nightmares.
Re: Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017)
#93Anybody who has bought children’s toys on Amazon before would immediately think, “oh, it’s because it’s a knockoff made in China, this is not worth further investigation”. And they would be right.
Re: Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017)
#94My kids had an alphabet/animal book where each page had an an [Adjective] [Animal] pattern: "Breakdancing Bear," "Rollerskating Rabbit."
"X" was a problem. They ended up saying "Fox in sox."
Re: Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017)
#95I saw "YOLK", as in, a weirdly drawn cracked egg with the yolk pouring out downward and to the left.
Of course, after reading through I'm convinced enough of the mainstream conclusion.
Re: Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017)
#96I don't think that's an axe, I think it's a (poorly drawn) tip of a tube of YELLOW paint.
I was convinced of this initially, but then I went back, deeper into the rabbit hole of the stackexchange discussion, and someone tracked down this image as clipart attached to the chinese characters for "axe" - so the illustrator did choose this image as specifically being an axe.
fascinating - thank you!
Re: Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017)
#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
The best part about that RegEx answer is the moderator's note at the bottom. > Moderator's Note > This post is locked to prevent inappropriate edits to its content. The post looks exactly as it is supposed to look - there are no problems with its content. Please do not flag it for our attention. From back in the day when Stack Overflow was fun.
Hi lolinder, welcome to HackerNews. Your comment implies that Stack Overflow isn't currently fun. You are of course well within your rights to make that assertion. However, I find that your comment may be improved by removing any implication that Stack Overflow isn't fun. So I invite you to explain your reasons and maybe consider future improving edits to your post.
This is almost too polite to be Stack Exchange satire.
Re: Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017)
#98> The close votes are misguided. The question is about English. That the most likely answer is a Swedish word does not change the fact that the question is about English.
FFS. Wherever people can put their own words on someone else's website, you'll find this guy.
Re: Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017)
#99I would bet that the Chinese manufacturer that cloned the design never had one of the original balls in their possession in the first place. They probably saw photos of the ball online, copied the design as closely as possible and googled some clipart to fill in the letters that weren't visible in the photos. That clipart was Swedish, maybe by coincidence but probably intentionally.
Re: Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017)
#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
The best part about that RegEx answer is the moderator's note at the bottom. > Moderator's Note > This post is locked to prevent inappropriate edits to its content. The post looks exactly as it is supposed to look - there are no problems with its content. Please do not flag it for our attention. From back in the day when Stack Overflow was fun.
Hi lolinder, welcome to HackerNews. Your comment implies that Stack Overflow isn't currently fun. You are of course well within your rights to make that assertion. However, I find that your comment may be improved by removing any implication that Stack Overflow isn't fun. So I invite you to explain your reasons and maybe consider future improving edits to your post.
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