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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around sharing and enjoying lame jokes, with participants contributing various humorous quips and puns. The discussion explores the nature of humor, particularly focusing on jokes that are intentionally corny or groan-inducing.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants share their favorite lame jokes, such as the classic "Why did the chicken cross the road?" and variations on animal-related humor.
  • Others express differing opinions on the quality of certain jokes, with some finding them hilarious while others consider them unfunny or "lame." For example, one participant finds a specific horse joke funny, while another insists it doesn't qualify as lame.
  • A few jokes incorporate wordplay and puns, such as the "frayed knot" joke and the "super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis" joke, which elicit mixed reactions.
  • There are discussions about surreal humor, with some participants questioning the nature of certain jokes and their classification as humor, such as the "fish" response to a lightbulb question.
  • Participants also engage in playful banter about the quality of jokes and the nature of humor itself, with some joking about the reactions to their contributions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no clear consensus on what constitutes a "lame" joke, as participants express a range of opinions on the humor shared. Some jokes are appreciated by certain individuals while others find them lacking, indicating a diversity of taste in humor.

Contextual Notes

Some jokes rely on specific cultural references or wordplay that may not be universally understood, leading to varied interpretations among participants.

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fresh_42 said:
I once asked British people how they pronounce router. The result was ambiguous. I'm glad we don't have such problems with g. I would say, that it had to be the same as in gift. On the other hand, there is round and wound. I like Shaw's example of how to pronounce ghot (fish).
Some pronounce route as 'root', which is confusing to me.
 
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WWGD said:
Some pronounce route as 'root', which is confusing to me.
If you grew up with English and French as second and third languages, you probably would be confused if it weren't a question. 'rooter' comes in far more naturally to me than "rowter". And it isn't Rowte 66, isn't it?
 
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fresh_42 said:
I once asked British people how they pronounce router.
Rooter. Route is pronounced root. The Americans pronounce route like we pronounce rout.
 
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Ibix said:
Rooter. Route is pronounced root. The Americans pronounce route like we pronounce rout.
Yes, that was the majority opinion, but some were not sure about it. And I asked IT people!
 
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fresh_42 said:
Yes, that was the majority opinion, but some were not sure about it. And I asked IT people!
I knew of someone who referred to IT as in the pronoun "It". That was pretty confusion. But we wouldn't use " 9 is the square route of 81".
 
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Ibix said:
Rooter. Route is pronounced root. The Americans pronounce route like we pronounce rout.
Got into an argument with a Radio Shack guy about this.

I called it a "rooter". He felt the need to correct me.
 
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DaveC426913 said:
Got into an argument with a Radio Shack guy about this.

I called it a "rooter". He felt the need to correct me.
A roto rooter, maybe? Unclog your toilet or send packets through the web?
 
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News flash: in a forthcoming MacOS update, Apple will replace "empty the trash" with "flush the toilet."
 
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As front-end developers we are often tasked with making a prototype for clients so they can see how the software is intended to perform.

Because it's still in a demo stage, there is no back-end or database developed yet. To get it to behave realistically, we often have to use a lot of tricks, hand-waving and magic.

That's why it's called a Poof of Concept.
 
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CSS developers have it easy when dealing with sizing units. CSS will accept a wide variety of units, such as px, em, rem, %, etc.

But there are pitfalls. I once meant to set a heading to 20px but accidentally typed pc and now my title reaches to Sirius.
 
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DaveC426913 said:
As front-end developers we are often tasked with making a prototype for clients so they can see how the software is intended to perform.

Because it's still in a demo stage, there is no back-end or database developed yet. To get it to behave realistically, we often have to use a lot of tricks, hand-waving and magic.

That's why it's called a Poof of Concept.

I'm assigning you the project of writing a song for " Front end Boys and Backend Girls". Cool?
 
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I went to Baghdad to get Iraq Lobster. Afghanistan is between Iraq ad a hard place.
 
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WWGD said:
I went to Baghdad to get Iraq Lobster. Afghanistan is between Iraq ad a hard place.
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DaveC426913 said:
The restaurant in Baghdad was called B52 , and its main dish was Irak Lobster.
 
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WWGD said:
I knew of someone who referred to IT as in the pronoun "It". That was pretty confusion. But we wouldn't use " 9 is the square route of 81".
I can c how quickly physicists would be reduced to Planck stares.

Naaah, I'm sorry.
 
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