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There is a nonzero chance this was intentional. There is a long tradition; an article about the “Queen Mary” vessel being cleaned was allegedly titled “Queen Ma
by thih9 2y ago
There is a nonzero chance this was intentional. There is a long tradition; an article about the “Queen Mary” vessel being cleaned was allegedly titled “Queen Mary Having Bottom Scraped”.
- pvg 2y agoThey didn't intentionally make up the common particle physics term 'hadron'.
- thih9 2y agoNote, you can make wordplay without making up words. Especially if a word is commonly[1] misspelled. [1]: https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/19/15831520/typos-large-hadron-hardon-collider-lhc-cern-twitter-physics https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/19/15831520/typos-large-hadr...
- pvg 2y agoWhat is the intentional wordplay here though? Just the mention of hadron? I don't think that really clears the bar to even single entendre.