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You see, this is the type of comment that tears me on HN. On one hand I actually lold, on the other, it added nothing but some humor to the discussion. What is
by Neliquat 10y ago
You see, this is the type of comment that tears me on HN. On one hand I actually lold, on the other, it added nothing but some humor to the discussion. What is the guideline here? We sure don't want to become 'insert failed or failing aggregator here'. Or the race to the bottom, who gets the 1st clever chuckleluck comment in, contest of internet points and paid marketing. So I made this comment instead.
- DonHopkins 10y agoGood meta-discussion. I assumed the article's title was a reference to the SNL skit, but there weren't any more references or allusions to it in the article, so I though other people who didn't recognize the skit might appreciate a reference. I hope my other post linking to their TEDx talk balanced out my frivolity! ;)
- bradleyjg 10y agoMy guess is it was a reference to the Voltaire quote -- "The Holy Roman Empire was in no way holy, nor Roman, nor an empire."
- DonHopkins 10y agoI assumed it was Coffee Talk (which once discussed Voltaire's comment [1]), because Dania Beach is near Boca Ratan: "OK now, this show used to be hosted by my friend Paul Baldwin, but he developed shpilkis in his genechtagazoink. So now he's in Boca Raton, Florida, recovering nicely, thank you very much." -Linda Richman [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_Talk#Discussion_topics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_Talk#Discussion_topics [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_Talk#Mannerisms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_Talk#Mannerisms
- ratdiary 10y agoYou don't have to apologize for your post (... to me, anyway, who laughed out loud). There is value in humor that is separate from information yield.
- shpx 10y agoReference humor has no value. But sure, it feels good if you get the reference.
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