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>Then who are Scott Kim and Donald Knuth and Larry Tesler and Jeff Raskin, and what did they do that relates to this discussion? If you were being sarcastic abo

>Then who are Scott Kim and Donald Knuth and Larry Tesler and Jeff Raskin, and what did they do that relates to this discussion? If you were being sarcastic about not knowing, then you should be able to easily answer that question. And here's another easy question: which one of them did HN most recently turn the header black for, and why? Because the question is obvious. Who doesn't know Knuth? As for Scott Kim, and the rest, I don't know them and could care less. They aren't the topic of conversation.

DonHopkins 6y ago
>Because the question is obvious. Who doesn't know Knuth? As for Scott Kim, and the rest, I don't know them [...] Let me get this straight: you were obviously being sarcastic about not knowing Donald Knuth, but you weren't being sarcastic about not knowing the other people you were criticizing. ["I actually (honestly) haven't heard of them." -crimsonlucard] That's some implausibly nuanced retroactively selective sarcasm there! You make as much sense as Trump claiming he was being sarcastic about injecting bleach, but in the same rambling sentence he wasn't being sarcastic about sticking a UV flashlight where the sun doesn't shine. Do you believe him? >[...] and could care less. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc&t=1m5s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc&t=1m5s >"I hate these word crimes. Like "I could care less". That means you do care. At least a little. Don't be a moron. You'd better slow down. And use the right pronoun. Show the world you're no clown." -Weird Al
- crimsonalucard 6y ago
  Did you just call me moron?
  - DonHopkins 6y ago
    Did you just say "I don't know them and could care less", and "Everyone is infallible", and "I was being sarcastic", and "You are pissed off, and you took it 100% personally"? Chill out, it's only a parody. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_Crimes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_Crimes >"Word Crimes" is a song by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic from his fourteenth studio album, Mandatory Fun (2014). The song is a parody of the 2013 single "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke, featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I. The song spoofs misuse of proper English grammar and usage, reflecting Yankovic's own rigor for proper syntax and semantics. Yankovic chose a topic that would be distinct from those used in many pre-existing parodies, and that would avoid the misogyny issues that had arisen from the source material. You are pissed off too, and you took it 100% personally too. I was being sarcastic too, and merely quoting some hilariously relevant Weird Al Yankovic lyrics. You probably don't know of him either, but since you claim you could care less, that means you do care, at least a little, so you might care to read this Wikipedia page, which explains who he is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic

DonHopkins 6y ago

>Because the question is obvious. Who doesn't know Knuth? As for Scott Kim, and the rest, I don't know them [...] Let me get this straight: you were obviously being sarcastic about not knowing Donald Knuth, but you weren't being sarcastic about not knowing the other people you were criticizing. ["I actually (honestly) haven't heard of them." -crimsonlucard] That's some implausibly nuanced retroactively selective sarcasm there! You make as much sense as Trump claiming he was being sarcastic about injecting bleach, but in the same rambling sentence he wasn't being sarcastic about sticking a UV flashlight where the sun doesn't shine. Do you believe him? >[...] and could care less. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc&t=1m5s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc&t=1m5s >"I hate these word crimes. Like "I could care less". That means you do care. At least a little. Don't be a moron. You'd better slow down. And use the right pronoun. Show the world you're no clown." -Weird Al

crimsonalucard 6y ago
Did you just call me moron?
- DonHopkins 6y ago
  Did you just say "I don't know them and could care less", and "Everyone is infallible", and "I was being sarcastic", and "You are pissed off, and you took it 100% personally"? Chill out, it's only a parody. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_Crimes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_Crimes >"Word Crimes" is a song by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic from his fourteenth studio album, Mandatory Fun (2014). The song is a parody of the 2013 single "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke, featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I. The song spoofs misuse of proper English grammar and usage, reflecting Yankovic's own rigor for proper syntax and semantics. Yankovic chose a topic that would be distinct from those used in many pre-existing parodies, and that would avoid the misogyny issues that had arisen from the source material. You are pissed off too, and you took it 100% personally too. I was being sarcastic too, and merely quoting some hilariously relevant Weird Al Yankovic lyrics. You probably don't know of him either, but since you claim you could care less, that means you do care, at least a little, so you might care to read this Wikipedia page, which explains who he is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic