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927 is a noun at this point to me. Hell so many xkcd could be: 1319, 936, 2347. It's crazy how often referencing a xkcd is the highest signal to noise way of co
by fouronnes3 2y ago
927 is a noun at this point to me. Hell so many xkcd could be: 1319, 936, 2347. It's crazy how often referencing a xkcd is the highest signal to noise way of communicating a concept.
- marssaxman 2y agoI guess that's a real S5:E2 experience.
- genewitch 2y agothere's a joke that goes something like A group of professors liked jokes, but got tired of hearing the same ones, so they started numbering them. So instead of telling a joke or funny observation when something happened, they'd say "112" and the others would laugh. or "64", more laughter. One day they get a new prof on their team and after a few weeks of this number, laugh, number, laugh, during a meeting, the new guy says "-149". There's dead silence for a while. The eldest prof starts laughing, "i've never heard that one!"
- ramses0 2y agoThe new guy thinks he's got the hang of it and says "112" at lunch the next day. Silence... "it's all in the delivery, man!"
- fragmede 2y agothose are good ones. 386, 303, 979, and 1053 also come to mind.
- Kim_Bruning 2y agoXKCD as a new (pattern) language you say? At least it's more pithy than "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra".