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I'd much rather have a Battlefield Wall on my property in the US than a Ribbon Wall or Crinkle Crankle Wall. The latter two sound ridiculous. I really like "Ser
by NavinF 3y ago
I'd much rather have a Battlefield Wall on my property in the US than a Ribbon Wall or Crinkle Crankle Wall. The latter two sound ridiculous. I really like "Serpentine Wall", but it sounds a little too technical for everyday conversation with nontechnical people
- autoexec 3y agoI suppose it's subjective but Crinkle Crankle is better because it sounds so ridiculous. Ribbon Wall doesn't sound any more ridiculous than same-shaped Ribbon Candy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_candy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_candy) or Ribbon Cables (https://www.fxpstore.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ribbon-wire-6-core-500x500-1.jpg https://www.fxpstore.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ribbon-w...), and ribbons don't call to mind atrocities or human suffering. Battlefields are terrible places where horrific things happen. That's not something I'd want associated with my own property.
- hfivivfub 3y agoThe value in this is the historical dimension. Apparently, "crinkle-crankle" dates to 1598. So it's a pre-US term. I agree that it's not a good look to automatically prefer the military term to the "ridiculous" one. It smacks of toxic masculinity. "Crinkle-crankle" is obviously archaic, and it evokes folk art and (in the US) colonial culture. That is fairly neutral, as placenames go.
- ChainOfFools 3y agoCrinkle crinkle wall has to be the most British sounding britishism ever. Like something that would have been a subject of serious research at the Ministry of Silly Walls.
- fsckboy 3y ago> The latter two sound ridiculous. I really like "Serpentine Wall", but it sounds a little too technical for everyday conversation with nontechnical people ribbon sounds ridiculous and serpentine sounds technical? you are not a boomer. "Serpentine, Shel, serpentine!" -- Peter Falk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2_w-QCWpS0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2_w-QCWpS0 Alan Arkin just died recently, RIP
- victorbstan 3y agoIt doesn’t sound technical at all. It sounds like you’ve read a book or two beyond the abc and cat in the hat. But then, US education.
- benj111 3y agoThis is a perfect summation of the differences between USians and British. You want a BATTLEFIELD wall. I want a Crinkle Crankle
- comfypotato 3y agoThis is because you lost the Revolution.
- benj111 3y agoWhy is it referred to as a revolution? A revolution tends to refer to the overthrow of a govt within a single nations border, whereas one country splitting from another tends to be referred to independence. I don't really see the cause and effect either. Surely the USs love of FORTRESS walls would be a reason they won? Anyway, you say lost. I say we got rid of the tea wasters. Sounds like a win to me.
- dang 3y agoPlease avoid nationalistic flamebait on HN. It leads to nationalistic flamewars, which we're eager to avoid - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html. I realize some of this is lighthearted banter but sadly Mr. Internet can't really do that for very long.
- benj111 3y agoI wouldn't say it's flame bait. It just seemed to me a very good example of '2 nations divided by a common language' But I'm more a celebrate the differences kind of guy. But point taken about the internet being the internet.
- dang 3y agoAs the janitor who has to put out these fires (mixed metaphor, but accurate) I promise you it's flamebait. That's a question of statistical outcomes, not personal taste. It would be nice if it were otherwise but for that you need a much smaller and more cohesive group. Large internet forums can't work that way - the long tail is too big, and there's always a supply of triggerable commenters.