me: "water is wet."
internet: not necessarily, ...
Dry Water
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Re: Dry Water
#172Earlier quoted context omitted.
Glad to see the fun police are still out in force here.
My guess would be the "sir" is what triggers. It reads very weird, has a bad link to the stereotypes who would use the word today, and the assuming of gender.
"TimTheTinker", I think it's a fair assumption.
Re: Dry Water
#173OT - but what is with all the idiotic comments in here?
Re: Dry Water
#174Earlier quoted context omitted.
My guess would be the "sir" is what triggers. It reads very weird, has a bad link to the stereotypes who would use the word today, and the assuming of gender.
"TimTheTinker", I think it's a fair assumption.
I agree, thinking is for sure a male activity.
Re: Dry Water
#175OT - but what is with all the idiotic comments in here?
You are not helping by posting another pointless comment (or do you really want to start another round of endless 'HN is becoming reddit'?). To express your disapproval, just use downvote instead.
Re: Dry Water
#176Earlier quoted context omitted.
Glad to see the fun police are still out in force here.
My guess would be the "sir" is what triggers. It reads very weird, has a bad link to the stereotypes who would use the word today, and the assuming of gender.
The guidelines ask this:
"Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith."
FWIW I've also seen the topic come up on the other side, when commenters have used non-traditional pronouns.
"Assume good faith" seems reasonable here, given that the root commenter was merely being very enthusiastic with their praise.
Re: Dry Water
#177Earlier quoted context omitted.
Or pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Been waiting for 25 years to use that word seriously. :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico...
My first grade teacher taught the class that word as the longest in the English language. I remember it to this day.
This was 40 years ago but we were taught: Antidisestablishmentarianism
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#178Earlier quoted context omitted.
My first grade teacher taught the class that word as the longest in the English language. I remember it to this day.
This was 40 years ago but we were taught: Antidisestablishmentarianism
Hm. I like this one. It feels more like one single word, and not just several long words written without spaces
Re: Dry Water
#179Earlier quoted context omitted.
Glad to see the fun police are still out in force here.
if useless quips are fun then maybe the appropriate venue is elsewhere? Pointless quips add something else we have to scroll past to learn anything or find something interesting. The goal is more wheat not more chaff. "this was interesting" can be accomplished by upvoting.
I think HN should be able to eschew lame attempts at Reddit-style humour whilst still welcoming good-natured enthusiastic praise!
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#180Earlier quoted context omitted.
Blenders can be replaced. I would worry more about silicosis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis
Or pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Been waiting for 25 years to use that word seriously. :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico...
I'm kind of upset that you beat me to it...I guess I'll have to wait another 25 years...