Quick quips tend to polarize people on HN: either excessive upvotes or minus 4's. I think it's because since there's not much to go on (usually a sentence), it

Quick quips tend to polarize people on HN: either excessive upvotes or minus 4's. I think it's because since there's not much to go on (usually a sentence), it's like you're throwing all your eggs into a very small basket. And since HN already discourages one-liners, I think the moral is to quip at your peril! EDIT: this was meant to be a reply under @shasta.