Collection of Lame Jokes

[256bits]

I didn't realize until I was about to post this, that it's a BOGO, or as we said when I was a kid, a "twofer."

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Can the fraction who don't get the joke ever be irrational number?

 

[fresh_42]

Can the fraction who don't get the joke ever be irrational number?

Yes, if the two who didn't get it are square.

 

[phinds]

In the UK we say BOGOF. Never heard the term BOGO.

Which is why America has a more vibrant economy. We are faster.

 

[256bits]

What I see in some places is damn the economy.
It's SOGOF

And they have locked stuff up, so one can't feel the merchandise.

 

[gmax137]

I hear a lot of people here (in the US) say, "buy one get one" while what they mean is, "pay for one, get two" but I guess "PFOGT" isn't going to make any sales.

 

[WWGD]

 

[WWGD]

 

[WWGD]

 

[Ibix]

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Reminds me of the Church of the SubGenius, which you can join for $100 and guarantees salvation. Should you fail to achieve salvation, you will be met at the gates of paradise by "Bob" who will refund your $100 and offer you a copy of his book How to Enjoy Eternity on Only 5¢, which retails for $99.95.

 

[Herman Trivilino]

A physics professor cautioned other members at a meeting of the university budget committee how important it is to fund the physics department as money is needed to purchase equipment for research.

This is unlike other departments. For example, in the math department all that's needed are pencils, paper, and trash cans. And in the philosophy department they don't even need the trash cans.

 

[fresh_42]

 

[jtbell]

 

[WWGD]

 

[WWGD]

 

[symbolipoint]

#22923, from WWGD,
The sample lady may expect to let shoppers take one free roll. The gloves are just for the unknown.

 

[symbolipoint]

Why do "Flammable" and "Inflammable" mean the same thing?

A seriously good question and somebody no doubt can answer.

 

[WWGD]

 

[Ibix]

A seriously good question and somebody no doubt can answer.

Because "to inflame" something means to make it bigger, so it was potentially confusing to use inflammable to mean "can't catch fire". Hence "non-flammable" for material that can't catch fire.

 

[symbolipoint]

Not trying to be any joke, about stuff like BOGO,
FOMO : Fear Of Missing Out
BOLO: Be On the LookOut (for)

 

[jack action]

"Booty" and "butt" are synonyms.

"Call" and "dial" are synonyms.

But, a "booty call" and a "butt dial" are VERY different things.

 

[phinds]

Why do "Flammable" and "Inflammable" mean the same thing?

They started out from different languages.

derivation:

We get inflammable from the Latin verb inflammare, which combines flammare ("to catch fire") with a Latin prefix in- (more commonly seen as en- in English, as in enfold) meaning "to cause to be." This in- shows up occasionally in English words, such as indent and indebted, and it showed up in inflammable in the early 1600s.

 

[symbolipoint]

They started out from different languages.

derivation:

We get inflammable from the Latin verb inflammare, which combines flammare ("to catch fire") with a Latin prefix in- (more commonly seen as en- in English, as in enfold) meaning "to cause to be." This in- shows up occasionally in English words, such as indent and indebted, and it showed up in inflammable in the early 1600s.

That tells us something about how some vocabulary could and should be changed. "Enflame" is a good one.

 

[phinds]

That tells us something about how some vocabulary could and should be changed. "Enflame" is a good one.

Well, English has a a few instances where confusion results from such things. I've never kept track of them but have noticed a few over the year.

My favorite quote (sort of ... mis-attributed to H.L. Mencken, who said something similar) is this. I don't know where it's from but I love it.

Almost all languages borrow a word or two here and there from other languages. English chases them down an alley and mugs them

 

[Bandersnatch]

They started out from different languages

As you can see in the bit you quoted, flammable comes from Latin flammare, while inflammable comes from Latin inflammare.
Same language, no?

 

[symbolipoint]

As you can see in the bit you quoted, flammable comes from Latin flammare, while inflammable comes from Latin inflammare.
Same language, no?

I did not even check the message thoroughly enough. I picked comfort from the prefix "en-".

 

[phinds]

As you can see in the bit you quoted, flammable comes from Latin flammare, while inflammable comes from Latin inflammare.
Same language, no?

Oh. Good catch. I, for some reason, though flammable was from French but obviously didn't pay proper attention what I was quoting.

EDIT: Oh, wait ... I know. I'm old. That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

 

[dwarde]

 

[WWGD]

 

[WWGD]

 

[jack action]

Why do "Flammable" and "Inflammable" mean the same thing?

The original word is inflammable:

Etymology​

From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”). Equivalent to inflame +‎ -able.

Where inflame means:

To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.

And as for flammable it was created to "avoid" confusion:

Etymology​

Back-formation from inflammable, which is used to avoid confusion with non-flammable, as the prefix in- is often used to mean "un-; non-", although it was originally meant in a sense closely related to en-.

Note also that enflame is consider an alternative spelling of inflame. So, someone created a lot of drama where there was none, thinking some were too stupid to learn the meaning of a word.