Puns and References
Users discuss, react to, or seek explanations for puns, wordplay, Freudian slips, typos, and obscure cultural references in Hacker News comments and posts.
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Seems like it's unintentionally apt then ;)
I think I'm missing the pun here, can someone explain?
At least someone understood the reference... :-)
Can't tell if typo or coincidentally-interesting new phrase. :p
But that's a pun! It's literally the whole point!
I think you may have had a Freudian slip ;)
possibly a "no pun intended" moment.
Related username? ;) I think it was a figure of speech.
I think it is meant to evoke the Babel fish.
I thought this was a Gilfoyle quote for a second!