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xkcd bot@lemmy.worldB to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago

xkcd #3284: Geology Building

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xkcd #3284: Geology Building

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xkcd #3284: Geology Building

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The administration thinks it’s weird, but the geologists say it looks normal.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3284/

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  • Davel23@fedia.io
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    “Free rein”.

    • elephantium@lemmy.world
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      Smh, no one understands the difference between a king’s time of ruling and the little ropes he uses to control his horse anymore.

      • pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.de
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        So you’re saying people confuse his kingdom for a horse?

        • elephantium@lemmy.world
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          Neigh!

      • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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        Or free rain. English is such a wonderful language isn’t it.

        • elephantium@lemmy.world
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          Huh.

          I honestly don’t think I’ve ever read that particular phrase before. Free rain. It implies the existence of costly rain.

          I’m not sure how anyone would manage that, but it’s fun to ponder :D

          • Robust Mirror@aussie.zone
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            Or constrained rain.

          • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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            Sounds very cyberpunk.

            Did you think you can just look at the sky, feel the wind on your hair, or experience the rain on your face? Open up that wallet, because none of that is free, especially the rain. Maximum capitalism…

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              18 hours ago

              • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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                Space balls was way ahead of its time.

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                  13 hours ago

                  ahead of its time?

                  • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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                    9 hours ago

                    Totally forgot about that one. 😂
                    What a work of art!

            • elephantium@lemmy.world
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              Ha, I was half expecting your post to start quoting Roy Batty!

          • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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            all i can say is that my life is really strange

        • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
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          If you’re worried about homophones, don’t study Japanese

          • Dejected Warp Core@lemmy.world
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            Obligatory RRJ link. Warning: if you know any Japanese this might undo a lot of it.

          • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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            Some times I wonder if some cosmic aliens had a debate about how many collisions one language can have. One of them probably said: “Hold my beer. Give me a planet and 10 million years. I’ll prove you wrong.”

            All that stuff about pyramids being built by aliens was probably just that one alien trying to win a bet by messing around with earth. Maybe Japanese was the end result of that bet.

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      Looking at it again now…he fixed it. Huh.

    • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz
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      “I rein in my horse because I reign in the saddle”

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