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9 out of 5 readers cringe at this type of comment. (I’ve never heard of the expression before so I found it amusing)
by hans-moleman 5y ago
9 out of 5 readers cringe at this type of comment.
(I’ve never heard of the expression before so I found it amusing)
- SantalBlush 5y agoI agree that it's amusing the first time one reads it. But it is posted here a lot and has become very trite; it probably competes with Hanlon's razor in terms of frequency. After just a cursory search, here are some other examples: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20372163 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20372163 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19995167 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19995167 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22352073 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22352073 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2127845 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2127845 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21023682 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21023682 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14417296 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14417296 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20641031 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20641031 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17266452 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17266452 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9476984 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9476984 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20656629 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20656629 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1628716 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1628716