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I remember a teacher who cycled to work every day, along a coastal route. Because he saw the same people so often, he set himself a goal to smile at all he rec
by zh3 5y ago
I remember a teacher who cycled to work every day, along a coastal route. Because he saw the same people so often, he set himself a goal to smile at all he recognised so they'd smile back.
Last time we spoke, he was still battling one obstinate hold-out (while reminds me of an old joke - 'smiles' is actually the longest word in the english langugage because there's a mile between the s's).
- sophacles 5y agoIf "smiles" is the longest, how do you explain "similes"?
- harpersealtako 5y ago"I" am inbetween the s's, so from my perspective, the distance is at most half a mile to an S.
- Invictus0 5y agoThey must not have heard of beleaguered either.
- zh3 5y agoTouche. But more seriously, an imile is orthognal to the traditional one and as a result there is zero space between the s's.
- sophacles 5y agoThere's a great circle joke in here somewhere. I'm just not sure how to rotate the conversation into it.